The Sedalia Democrat from Sedalia, Missouri • Page 8

KIGHT THE SEDALIA. DEMOCRAT AND CAPITAL SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1934 AT TROPICAL off to a flying start at Tropical park. Coral Gables, at cheer. A PRETTY stars of the Shrine game San Francisco New Day play during practice. M.

BASKETBALL TEAM BEATEN BY WASHINGTON 29-25 Tigers Las: All the Way In Suffering Second Defeat in a Row 1934 Sport Review Yankee Tennis Failures Dim Sports Joy During July Jack Sords ------------------By By The po ST. LOnS. Dr-c. by Tom Ozment and rhirk Droke, v.hn scored 17 points them, Washington Bpars df'- feated the of Missouri Tigrerp, 2fi to 25. in an intpr-con- ference basketball jrame here nipht.

Missouri Valley conferpnre Bears were out in front all the way. but the Bix Six Timers gave a severe Rhock late in the and trailerj by only one roint, 20 to 21. This brief rally was engineered by Little Barney Passer, who capp'd two free throws, and Evans Powell, who made two long fif'ld goals. The threat, was filjort- lived as bounding Bob Hudgens and Droke flung in field goals to put the Bears back on safe ground. Don Handlfv, was the offensive star for the Tigers, scoring ten points.

Handley and Powell counted all the field goals, 4 and 3, respectively. The defeat was second in a two-night stand here. The Tigers lost their opener to St. Louis University last night, 18 to 33. The box score: Missouri (25) FG Thompson, ....................0 Passer, ...............................0 Beer, ...................................0 ........................0 Handley, ...........................4 ......................0 Powell, .............................3 Mendolson, ....................0 FT 0 PF 0 3 1 0 1 AT TMB 13 AtT Bi6 CARBBR AS TAE beat a perfiosT ro Joui 7 TAE cAA.4APto^is>iiP AT JACOBS S- r3 1934, by Central Press Association Totals ...............................7 11 12 Washington (29) FG FT PF Ozment, .............................4 0 ..........................1 0 Miller, ...............................0 1 Zbyovski.

..........................0 0 Martintoni. ......................1 2 Bnmgard, Moller, ...............................2 1 Droke, ...............................4 1 Totals .............................12 5 Score nt half: Missouri 11. Wa.chington 4 4 0 0 0. 2 1 13 14: (No. THE UNITED STATES Davis cup team failed in another attempt to regain the cup from England in July.

The Americans worked their way into the challenge round with a great victory over Australia in the interzone linals. Frank Shields and Sidney Wood swept through the last two singles match es against Jack Crawford and Vivian McGrath, respectively, to give the Americans a victory over Australia, July 25, at Wimbledon. England. England opened its defense of the cup against the Americans July 2S 'N'ith two sineles victories. Bunny Austin defeating Frank Shields 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 and Fred Perry defeating Sidney Wood 6-1, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in a thrilling match.

England made a clean sweep of the singles matches, July 31, to keep the cup, defeating Shields and Austin being victorious over Other noteworthy July sport events: GROWTH OF PRO GRID GAME IS OUTSTANDING SPORT TREND OF 1934 By The Associated Press, NEW YORK, Dec. amazing growth of professional football and the more open style of play on collpge gridirons were the most striking sports trends during 1934. Sports editors, participating in the Associated annual poll, noted also the wholesale drift of amateur tennis stars into the professional ranks and the return to almost boom time normalcy of gate receipts for all major sports except professional boxing. Listed in order of their importance these are the principal sports trends of the year: Professional football boom, more attack in football, revival of major and minor league baseball, decline in professional boxing, general impetus in all pro sports, amateur-to-pro trend, especially in tennis and increase horse racing interest. The observers also took note of i ihe decision to try out night baso-i ball in the National League, in-j crease in soft ball and golf petition, the rise of the southeast as a college football power and i the growing interest in amateur boxing.

The spread and popularity of pro-j fessional football was voted thej most striking trend and led one 1 sports editor to predict that thej next five years Mould see a team in nearly every American city with a population of 250,000 or more. While increased gate receipts along almost every front made promoters happier than been since 1929, it also impressed them with the fact that the public has more discriminating and will patronize only those 11ions offering the most for money. One sports editor said: for professional SPYING ON SPORTS Baer Takes His Scotch and Sleeps Late By Bill Central Heavy Champion Thoughts Toward Movies Braucher Sports Writer STOfilES IN wliicli Max Baer Barney Koss, hom Max calls is pictured flitting down the prim-i the kid in this lose path are to be taken lightly, your champion amazed the scribe The heavyweight a sports writer) with this sort Pepper Martin Signed Up; Arm in Fine Shape ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19r.5 contract signed and his in fine John (Pepper) Martin, Cardinal third baseman, today was released from a hospital here w'here he recently untierwent an operation to two hone chips removed from his left elbow.

The Cardinal's horse of the came here about a week ago for the operation. The injured arm had bothered him through most of the regular 1934 season, but did not interfere with a brilliant performance during the world ies. Martin si 2 his contract late yesteiday. Terms were not vealed. After his release today hospital attaches said he had planned to go to his home in Oklahoma City.

pion keei'S late liours, but is slow I with his glass. Following a recent party whic lasted into the tiny hours. Max was reported to imbibed free ly. But, as a matter of fact, he partook of un1y two Scotch-and-s odas and ery light on the Scotch, please. farewell, nice knowing The late hours do not mean so much Max sleeps late, too.

But he be champion very long, and the reason is Hollywood. Max loves to act. He gets some of 1 practice while being interviewed. I He is a willing and gracious host to reporters, to those who get him out of bed before his noon breakfast. He is easy to interview.

because he likes talk, and to have people watch him talk. a born actor. The champion it on rather strong for one Cleveland gent of the press, however after a half hour's talk about this and that, including a discourse on the merits of you:" That is not a phrase John L. Sullivan w'ould have used, but Jim Corbett, who conquered the bumptious Bostonian, could have turned it neatly. Fighters are not to be judged by their talk, or voice.

Jack Dempsey voice is like that of a ciiorus his fists always sang base. Baer the same ambition to keep the title Dempsey had. Possibly two more fights will be enough for Max. And he see any contenders who not only could make it interesting, but help i out by selling some tickets. Maxi holds the heavyweights fight-' ing in high disdain.

He has fought Levinsky, Schmel- i ing and Camera, and knows all about them. He has seen the other aspirants, such as Steve Hamas and Alt Lasky, and rates them as too slow. Besides, rather act. Temple Football Team Encamped Near Scene of Game Three-Way Tie After 36 Holes at Pasadena As Many Good As There Are Stars in The Heaven May we take this occasion to wish you and your family the best of holidays and most prosperous times to come. Insurance 108 E.ist 5th.

St. Phone 931 By The Associated NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ball foes in New New Day Sugar Bowl classic were encamped near the scene of the! the battlegrouill tonight, girding themselves for impending clash, Coach Warner and hisj boxing IsQuad of 33 mitrhty maestros of the! 09 Dec. sensational- Guest, Los SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE IS SCHEDULED IN KANSAS CITY By Thp As'iOf'la 1 ed KANSAS CITY, Dec. 6- day bicycle race is s( hediiled to open at the American Royal here.

January S. it was announced today. It has been 20 years since the last bicycle race was held here. 1 GOLF FACTS NOT ALEX. J.

MORRISON mkta frw AflsoeuUAB. July Medica, 19-year-old; July won the sophomore of the University of, ooo added Arlington classic, Washington, shattered the seventh swimming record of his career, capturing the National A. A. r. outdoor mile in Chicago.

His time was 20:57.8. Perry, England, defeated Jack Crawford. Australia, in the final round for the Wimbledon tennis championship, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5. July Jacobs, United States tennis champion, lost to Dorothy Round, England, 6-2, 6-3, in the final round lor the Wimbledon championship. July All- Stars defeated the National All- Stars, 9 to 7, in York.

Ruth, New York July Runyan won Yankee slugger, hit his 700th home American Professional as- run of his big league career as his sociation championship, defeating team beating the Tigers, 4 to, Craig Wood in a thrilling o8-hole 2, at Detroit. i niatch at Buffalo. every sport attracted bigger crowds and furnished more exciting competition than we have had in some There were others who saw pro football as a dangerous rival to the college sport, citing the advantage over the colle- Green gians in going back to some of the fundamental regulations, including restoration of goal posts to the goal line and rules permitting a more open style of play. gridiron were safely and quartered at Baton Rogue tonight, only SO miles from the scene of hostilities, and were primed for a week's training on the State field. In New Orleans, the Tulane scampered through a turing the three-year-old cham-i East6m CollcgG Grid pionship of the American turf.

gtarS ArnVC in Wcst July of Mil-i waukee won the St. Paul open golf championship. July Lovelock, Oxford student, defeated Bill Bonthron, Princeton, in the mile race for the second straight year to help give the track and field stars of Oxford and Cambridge victory over Princeton and Cornell athletes in Lon- j.jved today, don, England. The players, July Perroni defeated coaches, Dick Johnny Risko in 10 rounds in Northwestern, Cleveland. Colgate, were guests of honor at a the luncheon given by ihe local Big i brisk workout consisting of session.

will be Warner stepped off a fine s(juad of on a the stiff home field, scrimmage a real said this morning as he train here with his huskies. will be a for New Battle Ry The Press. SAN FRANCISCO, the blare of bands, handshaking and shouts, 22 eastern football stars who will face a western gridiron team in the annual east-west charity game here New Day ar- accompanied by Hanley, formerly and Andy Kerr co- of of great echoed Dr. Wilbur C. Smith, Tulane diretor of athletics.

The mentor and director exchanged greetings briefly as the Owls enjoyed a two-hour stop-over in New Orleans before proceeding to Baton Rouge. Warner wasted no time today in getting his Owls down to serious work aeain after a five-day ab-j dozen sence of outdoor scrimmage. of players went through their paces on State field at Rouge in the afternoon, after the team and its coaches had been greeted by citv and universitv officials. By The Associated Press. PASADENA, After a long parade of ly low scores, Charley Angeles, Harold McSpaden, Kansas City, and Johnny Milwaukee, held the lead at the halfway mark of the Pasadena $4,0001 open golf tournament tonight with cards of 137.

Guest, last of these three cash seeking caballeros to finish, had i the most amazing score of all, a 66, five strokes under par to add to his 71 of yesterday. 1 In the fourth place, two strokes back to the three musketeers was Jimmy Hines, Long Island, who shot a 6S today for a 139 total Dick Metz, youihful Chicago pro. added another 70 to his list today for a 140 and fifth position, followed by Ralph Guldahl, Los Angeles, who w'as sixth. Gnldahl dropped a 40-foot ptitt on the 18th for a 73, four, strokes more than it took him to go around yesterday when he shared the lead. In a three way tie for seventh were Victor Deal.

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106 W. Main Sedalia Phone 282 players shattered perfect 71 as the field warmed to its task. A STIFF DRILL FOR THE CRIMSON TIDE Association, up Market stieet the city fol- hall Stanford May Not Test Its Mending Cripples Before Rose Bowl Tilt punting practice. The Sweickley, boy was tried out under pres-1 sure, with defense closing in sharply, and got off good punts consistently. AtL 5MOT5 ARE Number 485 ALEX MORRISON says: Rice plays well enough to hold his own in any foursome.

If he didn't have to keep up with so many other games and could concentrate on hi? golf he would more often be found among the But, playing pnly overlook? a few things which cost him many jtrokes. Recently he took a seven on a hole he always in four. 'His second dropped into a deep sand short of the third over the irreenA behind trees failed; to the freeHc blamed his seven being ftyjnfed by the trees, adjt fame forget JttltritlWUithat got them thot ss vmtS By The Associated Press. STAXFOFiD rXIVERSITY, Dec. football pies were all back in harness todav I for the first time in many eeks but wiiether their injuries will bej tested out under fire before the: New Day game with Alaba-, ma appeared less certain than r.

E. Thornhill indicated to "vvas somewhat to the idea of risking his now mending stars in workouts' featurinc: body contact. The torn! rib cartilages that sent Bobby son, fullback, out of the California. icntesi 21 ill be given every, chaii- to heal. He is not yet peril to and most 'A ill wear a brace in the Kose '1 V.

'i kout today saw the nc en function as a unit for first rime in more fhiui a month. Keith Topping, out for a long time with a knee in-, jury, ran sisrrals at his regular rui't position. On the opposite of ilio 111'. oUi form hod out of I Hi I'- KeynoM- C.ill-'av. lei't ani right tackles re-po( Adams and Rouble, and right guards, and Muller center, the forward wall.

Alusuza quarterbacked the squad, with Van Dellen and Maentz dividing left halfback dutiest Hamilton, and Heisner alternating at right half and Grayson at fuPbark. Illness Causes Firpo to Give Up Plans for a Comeback in Ring By The Associated Press. BUEXOS AIRES. Dec. edge Angel Firpo, who has been promis-jthis year ing a comeback for years, has given it all up again, this time because iid of 1 111 Moscrip no trace of an attack of neuritis.

The wild bull of the whose highlight as a prize fighter came when he belted Jack Dempsey out of a Polo Grounds ring in the midst of taking a championship beating, is quite ill. His hearing in the Buenos courts on a of implication 111 an alleged fraudulent land sale has been postponed until late in January on the advice of two court physicians. After retiring from the ring. Firpo became fat and prosperous as an automobile dealer, then lost heavily In the financial crash of 1H20. The fraudulent land charge against him swept away the remainder of hss He eluded police short time asro.

Ten Alumni A paraxie lowed. It ended at Mayor Angelo welcomed the group cisco. A visit to the crippled children's hospital, which receives the proceeds of the annual game, was followed by a brief workout at Kezar Stadium, scene of the forthcoming contest. Coaches Hanley and Kerr cribed their squad as to ever represent the said Kerr, all around backfield and this tyear we have the line to go with it. You deny the east had in the football situation and we have the best eastern Coach Kerr indicated the starting eleven might shape up as fol- Pitchers, Attention! iVank who has been recalled by the Cubs, hit 45 home iiuns ill the Pacific Coast league Rossi formally i to San Fran-! season.

Jones Gets Around Howard Jones, coach at the of Southern California, has. coached at Syracuse. Yale, Ohio- State, Iowa and Duke. i des- best 'Bama Has Fine Record Under Frank 'fhomas, the rniversiiy of Alabama football havejipam has lost only four games of played in the four seasons. One was a lie, with Mississippi.

By The As.sociated Press. SAX AXTOXIO, Texas. Dec. Crimson Tide held a long workout here this afternoon, with much emphasis on the The entire spuad put through an hour of the toughest drill possible, and no doubt wil enjoy restful sleep aboard the special tonight. Late this afternoon the Tidp was again on the rails, headed into the sunset.

They will work out tomorrow afternoon in Tucson. They appeared confident enough of upsetting Cardinals on Xew day in the Rose Bowl classic, but evidently, from the stiff workout. Coach Thomas assumes there is a big job Minnesota and Pampas. Bogdanski, Colgate: Ohio State and Stein. Syracuse; wig.

Pittsburgh and Barclay. Xoith Carolina: Center- Colgate; unjas, Pittsburerh; Lund. Minnesota and Purvis, Purdue: Fullback, Weinstock, Pitts- burch. the eastern boys received acclaim as a unit, the western players checked in throughout the day to their Percy Locey of Denver and Orin Hollingbery Washington State. A number of wesicrners came in last of the until a Apprentice Club Desire to Book Gaines Father Clark a Press.

PUEBLO. Dec. pound son. was born today to Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Clark. The is this all- American pro football and former at Colorado Collegp. He n.av basket- 1 Ham.ltoa had his day coach at Colorado University 1'he Mi'Soun Pacit-c Ap.pientice Club has organized its basketball team for the 1934-35 season and is anxious to book games with team.s in surrounding towns. Any teams desiring to book the apprentices for games are asked to eet in toMch with Frank Sims. 312 F'as' Fourth sMe-t, or Neny Christmas! ToiU This Holiday Season kindles a bright hope for Happiness, Peace and Contentment.

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