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TrtfVall "PlaVPTR rinfviiv. Ti Sport Highlights. Pirates Trade Lavagetto, Birkofer for Brandt. nrfds fleetness to fullbacks, the cnaru tiv ger Tnrfian school has riiorno. i A.

Selection of Pitt Proves Unpopular on Coast. uu4uciiv -1 fu. c-r-i with his squad when their truck broke dew coach went for aid. When he returned he d-o- his speedy ball-carriers had outrun and Easrak, Daniell Chosen on AP All-America Team. raDDiis anu wcm vjver an ope Yellow Jacket leers Meet Hershey Here Tonight.

Get IJiffsburgf) $o(gatte jfpl. cgpzLj Brandt Figures in Pirate-Dodger Deal MIRRORS OF SPORT by GIVE LAV AGETTO, LEFTY BIRKOFER PI1T, DUQUESNE PLACE MEN ON HAVEY BOYLE Sports tajtor. r-ost-tiaxatta. ALL-AMERICA FOR VET HURLE r-r 1 t-i 1 It A. P.

All-Star Team Includes Basrak And Daniell. Tie Build-up Has Started Tho much-heated controversy raging about the proposed Fritzio Zivie-Dilly Conn Christmas Day match, took on new lustre yesterday, when Luke Carney, manager of the youngest of the famed Lawrenceville fighting family, stormed into Jules Beck's office late yesterday and came out into the open and emphatically stated his terms for the first time. "I want a $3,500 guarantee and a privilege of 40 per cent c-f the gate," Carney said, as he stormed and fretted at what he Musky ouinpaw monies jlere (inmes Also fjrets Henlnu- -r "-HUM DOMINATED BY EAST From Lubs tor Linus Frev Two Yale Players, Kelley BajBBfaaaaaa i 4 IVY I'll1; Dec. 4. (A.

Grimes, who did loss talking: than any the baseball bazaar this week, did sornr Brooklyn today by getting four player from the Chicajro Cults and rittsburjjh Making his first venture in theo market as a big league trader, me, new Brooklyn manager swapped Shortstop Linus Frey to the Cubs for Infielder Elwood (Woody) English and Roy Henshaw, diminutive railed the prohibitive demands of a preliminary boy who is not known throughout the country. "Can you imagine the gall of certain guys," Carney added, "asking a promoter for 30 per cent to fight a fellow with Zivic 's reputation?" "Where does Johnny Ray get off with that stuff? Who has Conn ever licked, that he can ask for that kind of percentage to ''fight my Fritzie?" Carney stormed on. Before leaving Beck's office, Carney further stated, "You can tell Johnny Ray that if he wants his Billy Conn to fight my Fritzie, he will have to sign articles no later than Monday evening, December 7, and at the price I mentioned." My Dear Sir: Hr. Ifavey Boyle Sports Editor, Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pa. Dear Mr.

Boyle: Baseball Confab Developments And Frank, Make First Group. By Alan Gould Associated Press Sports Editor. Copyright, 1938. NEW YORK, Dec. 4.

(JP) Picking this year's all-America football eleven, with a supporting cast sufficient to equip the mythical team with material three deep in each position, proved scarcely less nerve-rackirg than trying to fix the relative merits of leading collegiate units. From every standpoint the 1936 season has been one of curious form reversals. The accent has been on the breaks from start to finish. Largely because most major teams have been playing tougher sched MONTREAL. Dec.

i lights from tody's huli at minor-major icngur ing and player mart: Chicago Cub trade Ir. wood English ar.rj Pitcher Roy 'Pre 'X to for Wf-iCi southpaw pitcher. A few minulas later, old Burleigh closed a deal whereby he traded Southpaw Pitcher Ed Brandt to the Pirates for Second Baseman Harry (Cookie) Lavagetto and Ralph Birkofer, young southpaw. Dodgers Make Action. Grimes little trading spree saved the day's market from becoming one of the deadest in many years.

Except for Burleigh's activities, the only piece of news to come from the meeting was a left-handed slap at Commissioner Kenesaw M. Lan-dis by the minors. They reversed their decision yesterday on his proposed rider on the Baltimore amendment and rejected it by Frev. COOKIK LAVAGETTO LEFTV BIRKOFKK UlltH KUAAUl The first Pirate trade was made yesterday Birkofer, a pitcher, were sent to the Brooklyn with the Brooklyn Dodgers when Harry (Cookie) team in exchange for Dutch Brandt, veteran Lavagetto, young infielder, and. Ralph (Ixfty) Muthpav hurler.

Brooklyn Pitcher Ei Brandt ti FVr for Second Fs-f-ai T- It was with a great amount of pleasure that I read your article appearing in today's Post-Gazette with reference to the football team of West Virginia Wesleyan. There are, as you may or may not be aware, many former students of the district ooLleges who are very anxious to read of their schools. Be they "two by four" institutions in the minds of many they are nevertheless greatly appreciated by graduates and former students For Wesleyan to receive favorable comment from the pen of a metropolitan sports editor, is I am sure, appreciated by for Cookie! L'H-ri'n and Pitcher Ralph Chicago Whiirsnx r.fr- ules, it has become correspondingly more difficult for even the best of them to hold peak form. Then, too, the so-called "little fellows" have been manifesting a heftier punch when colliding with opponents of renown. "Little" Duquesne, featuring this year's all-America center, Mike (Iron-Man) Basrak, achieved two of the biggest upsets by whipping two otherwise unbeaten teams, LOCAL NET STAR RANKED ELEVENTH Wald Placed Among Public Parks Stars.

Everyth ing But Ring Posts Demanded by Conn, Zivic Boxers Want "Only 70 Per Cent of Gate; Rigby And Beck Still Hopeful of Landing Holiday Attraction. Johnny Cleveland Iridic fn; Pitcher Thornton Lee aiCrig Joe Beckpr. Kenesaw M. fight since rrrst of organized a mer Wesleyanites and furthermore just as much appreciation would result from favorable comment about any one or all of consider vesrerenvs ri unanimous vote. At yesterday's meeting.

the minors adopted the Baltimore amendment, permitting scouts and representatives of all ball clubs to recommend players to teams of lower classification without being denied the right later on to buy for themselves the player recommended. When the commissioner heard of the proposed amendment, he submitted his rider, which would require all recommendations to be filed in his office as well as those of the president of the league involved and the head of the minor on his rider to amendment. concf of players, ar.d it unanimously. Bert Nifhoff resigr? ss nr.z'T of Chattanoosa Leoksuts rjc-ceed Burleigh Griffiff rr.Kzn of Louisville. Vincent PiMacsA rmthr r-! BUFFALO, N.

Dec. 4. (JP) Ranking players in the men's singles and doubles for 1936 in the National Public Parks Tennis Association were announced tonight by Joseph F. Suttner, president of the association. The rankings represent the composite results of individual selections made by a committee headed by William T.

Bell of St. Louis, Mo. Pittsburgh and Marquette, themselves equipped with all-star talent. Minnesota came to the end of its winning streak, losing a 6-0 decision to Northwestern after 21 victories in a row and as the direct result of a series of extraordinary breaks. As a climax Northwestern itself was toppled by Notre Dame, which previously was overwhelmed by Pitt, while New York University cracked Fordham's granite line.

East Dominates Selections. The East, with more teams in the top-flight than it has had in a dozen years, produced the country's bumper crop of all-stars. Four members of the Associated Press first eleven and one-third of the district Class schools. But to dwell on Wesleyan for the moment I would like to substantiate all you have said about Cebe Ross and his boys and their ability to play "Iron Horse" football. Also to further your remarks by saying this has been true of all Wesleyan teams since Cebe became coach.

By way of illustration, I cite the Navy-Wcsleyan game during the season of '31. Twenty-one players made the trip to Annapolis and because of a misunderstanding three of the 21 were disqualified on the strength of the thife-year ruling. Wesleyan used but two substitutes result of cSfhe, 0-0 tie, and the moral victory over U. S. Army in '32 with a score of 6-H, using a handful of players.

For your honest frank and sincere statements I place you on my sports writers All-American team. A Former West Va. Wesleyan Student. Fight! Fight! Who's got the Conn-Zivic fight? That's the new game the mitt speculators are playing along the Diamond street curbs since the announcement in these columns the other that Promoters Rig-by and Beck were clamoring for and claiming the much relished "plum" for their Christmas afternoon menu. Rigby still insists that he has the Yankee rookie $-sr.

from San fneco by Bf for cash, Tr son and Pitcher with Zivic and Luke Carney, his adviser. Carney asks for a guarantee of $3,500 with a privilege of 40 per cent, which Beck admits is asking for "the shirt off his back." Needless to say Beck isn't going to acquiesce to the demands, and it is pretty safe that Rigby will give the same proposition an emphatic "No." LEFTY BRANDT EXPERIENCED YET Southpaws Brilliance Was Dimmed by Poor Clubs. By Edward F. Balinger When the Pirates yesterday, at Montreal, on the closing day of the minor league convention, swapped Southpaw Ralph Birkofer and In Bees swap IrfieieiT lin to Giants It Eddie May" league association. The minors voted for the rider, 17 to 4.

Today, however. President Dal Hill of the Piedmont League resurrected the rider and led a movement which resulted in its unanimous defeat. May Aid Indians. It was Commissioner Landis' first defeat on any proposal, although the Baltimore amendment has no direct bearing on the case of Bob Feller, Cleveland pitching sensation, it lifted Cleveland's hopes that the commissioner would see the sentiment on more liberality in minor-major league contract affairs and award the school inside track for the battle at Duquesne Garden. Beck ia equally as confident of the setting for Motor Square Garden.

There were several new developments in the squabble yesterday, viz: Beck claims that even should Rigby outbid him for the bout Rigby will not be able to show the local gladiators Christmas afternoon because the boxing commission has awarded him the holiday date. Further, Beck comes forth with the announcement that he will put and to Grimm said h. votiM tr? every chance to 'h ts berth from Stanley Hack r.ct Mason. Brandt Nine-Year Vet. Brandt.

Ions regarded a r'-' ing prize in the National went to Brooklyn last fs-n aj'fr pitching eight seasons for tne ton Nationals for whom he wen .4 and lost Last sean Erar.u. The list follows: MEN'S SINGLES. 1. Ivouis Wctherell. Los Angeles.

2. Carl Fischer. Detroit. 3. MacNei! Smith.

East Ft. Louis. 4. M. J.

MoLanev, New Orleans. 5. M. C. Harper.

Tulsa. Okla. 6. Frank Keaney. St.

Louis. 7. Seymour Greenherg. Chicago. 8.

Scott Kexincer, Minneapolis, n. William Lurie. New York. 10. William Hughes, Memphis.

11. Harry Wald. Pittsburgh. 12. James Tariff.

Cincinnati. men's norni.ES. 1. Theodore Drewes-Robert Norton, 6t. Louis.

2. William Huges-Cecil Metz. Memphis. 3. Scott Rexinger-Stuart Cornell, Minne apolis.

1. Joseph Turski-Eward Nowak, Buffalo. 5. Harold Bartel-Walter Smigel, Cleve land. 6.

MacN'eil Smith-Karl Kamann, St. Lous. Women's rankings will be announced next week, Suttner said. Besides Bell, the committee which made the selections consists of: Winfree Johnson, Washington, D. Joseph M.

Russell, Shaker Heights, Paul G. Sullivan, Pittsburgh, and Douglas S. Watters, New Orleans. all the all-America squad of 33 players were selected from the region which has put on a revival this year in celebrating from 50 to 60 years of pigskin rivalry. The Midwest contributed three to the first team and nine to the squad as a whole.

Two from the South, one each from the Far-West and Southwest completed the big eleven. Not since 1927 has the East enjoyed a plurality in the race for national all-star honors. Yale's two key men. Captain Lawrence Morgan Kelley and Clinton Edward Frank, combined to gather as much all-America distinction as Old Eli has collected in previous seasons. Tinsley Only Repeater.

Kelley, a leader with rare gifts My Dear Sir: Dec. 3, 1936. Dear Mr Boyle "You were absolutely correct when you stated in your column of December 2, 1936, that AVest Virginia Wesleyan was surprised to be beaten by St. Vincent College by the score of 6-0, for the score should have been much greater. St.

Vincent had four other scoring chances and played ball deep in Wesleyan 's territory the uliole game. Have a look at the statistics of Ihe game. Thank you. A ST. VINCENT COLLEGE STUDENT.

My Dear Sir: Dear Mr. Boyle: Saw your column in today's Post-Gazette with the material oivlhe West Virginia Wesleyan team and really think it is a wonderful bit. of work. Sure wish I could have had more time to work on the material which I sent vou but I didn't and that is iLll TI i 1 fielder Harry Lavagetto to Brooklyn for Lefty Ed Brandt, they gave up- two players they could spare won 11. lost 13 tor hru Lava rret to came to t.lP a chn-ved irom vmninmi -Rill Ptrnhaker and boy pitcher to Cleveland, instead of ruling him a free agent on the charge of violating the sandlot rule.

Brooklyn's deals, definitely one to give the daffiness boys of Flat-bush new faces and greater defensive strength, solved one of Chicago's keenest problems what to do with English. beat him out of the third ar4 f- ne ond base jobs ar back regularly. rut one. also has pr as a pass-catcher, tackier and opportunist as well as the year's most Floor Games Tonight still in the nyies-ona'tve The Boston rs put Di Maggio in lh ing Vincer.t I': tbe Yankee on a show at Motor Square Christmas Day whether or not he gets Conn and Zivic. "I'll pull up with a great show Christmas afternoon regardless of the outcome of the Conn-Zivic controversy," Beck assured last night.

"I've been given the date and I'm going to put on a show." Rigby declares he isn't concerned so much about what day the bout is staged. "If I get Conn and Zivic and Christmas afternoon isn't available for me, then I'll stage the show the following Monday night; I like Monday nights just as well as holidays; it doesn't make any difference, especially with such a great card as Conn and Zivic offers," Rigby declared. Both promoters have agreed to give Conn 30 per cent, but neither has been able to get to first base and obtained an experienced veteran, on the chance that he will benefit by being in a better machine than any of the others he ever has traveled with. Edward Arthur Brandt was born February 17, 1905, in Spokane, and he still resides in that city in Washington State. He started his professional career in 1923 when he signed with Seattle and was immediately farmed to Aberdeen in the South Dakota loop.

Before the season ended the league blew up and Brandt found himself back with the Seattle Club. After four years in the Pacific Coast circuit, the southpaw was sold to the Boston Nationals for delivery in 1928. He has been in the senior league ever since. Brandt is popularly known as Big Ed and the nickname fits him nicely, for he stands one inch above the six foot mark and tips the scales at 19.3 pounds. He bats left- San Dieeo Henshaw, who won six and lost five last season, is 25.

He came to the Cubs in 1933 from the University of Chicago and then was sent to Los Angeles, where he gained another chance in big time by winning 16 and losing 4. In 1935 the tantalizing little southpaw won 13 and lost 5 for the Cubs, but last season won 6 and dropped 5. Frey, 24 years old, broke into big time with Brooklyn in 1933, hitting .319 in 34 games. His batting fell off to .284 in 1934. to .262 in 1935, Rupert Thompson and COLLEGE, f.afalettp at Fennvlvanla.

Dickinson at Princeton. Kalamazoo at Notre lam. Brooklyn at City CoIIpk, Jx'. Newark at Look Island. Cincinnati at Wheaton.

Mnntclalr Terh at Rutgers. Kanty at Polish Alliance. Chaplin. The Bees also rd fielder Mickev to York Oiants for Third Eddie Mavo. who colorful performer, shares the end assignments with Louisiana State's Gaynell Tinsley.

The 195-pound Southern star, only repeater on the all-America list, likewise soared to spectacular heights. Their nearest rivals were Andy Bershak of North Carolina, Captain Merle Wendt of Ohio State, Matt Patanelli of Michigan, and Bill Daddio, the great Pitt sophomore. Frank, making the grade in his junior year, combined rugged ball-carrying with duties as signal-caller, blocker, passer and backer-upper. He was the hardest runner in the east to check. The all-American backfield has everything to be desired with Ray (Buzz) 3 much employ men' hy tne CITV CONFERENCE.

Rlnusley House at SI. Joseph Lyceum. nttsharEh Sllents at Hill Top V. M. C.

A. iucer, tunica a nice piece ot reading material out of it. I suppose I am to consider myself a spy, or secret operative, number A-60. All joking aside I would appreciate any and all criticism you can give me on the work I do. I am only a freshman in college, 18 years old and am in new surroundings.

I did a bit of work for the Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette tinder Frank A. Knight, sports editor at that time, and he predicted big things for me and did a good bit towards getting me the position at Wesleyan. However, I have been up against the odds here with poor equipment and little or no help. Run the athletic publicity department myself with the exception of a stenographer who does a bit of typing- for tte.

Other schools have as many as five or more employes in the publicity department for sports writing and you can pasily see how things stack up. However, I'm not going to ive up for although I have to wrestle with a terrible mimeograph machine and take a good many subjects, I am in love with writing and hope to make it my life work. Hoping to hear from you soon and thanking you immensely for your interest, I remain ROBT. BLAINE. Director of Publicity.

Associated Press All-America nanaea. L.ast uecemDer he was traded to the Dodgers along with Randolph Moore, for Al Lopez, i rza fl i Tony Cuccinello, Ray Benge and Bobby Reis. In 1931 he won 18 and 13 Mm Buivid of Marquette, a passing specialist as well as a running and blocking star; Duke's Ace Parker, lost 11 at Boston, finishing with an average of less than three earned runs per game. After the close of (Con in ued on Page IS) the race he found his name on Ill-IB I Babe Ruth's All-America team. Position Player and College Age Height Weight Home End Gaynell Tinsley, Iinlsiana 20 6:00 19S Haynesvllle.

I Tarkle Uldseth. Minnesota 25 :02 220 Mr'lntnsh. Minn! Guard Max John Starrevlrh, I of Wash. ..24 2 on Duluth, Minn. Center MKHAtX BASRAK, Duqnesne 24 :03 214 Bellalre, Ohio Guard Routt.

Texas A. 21 :00 193 Chape! Hill. Tex. Tarkle AVERF.LL I1AMEI.L, Pittsburgh. 23 :03 20 Mt.

Lebanon, Fa. End Lawrence Morgan Kelley. Vale 21 i.s Willlamsport. Fa. Jhark.

Kdnard Frank. Vale 21 5:10 175 Kvanstnn. III. H'hark. Raymond Rnlvld.

Marquette 21 6:01 190 Port Washington, Wig. H'baek. .4 larenre MrKay Parker, Inke 23 5:11 17S Portsmouth, Va. F'back. Harrison (Sam) Francis, Nebraska.

22 6:01 203 Lincoln, eb. Second Team Position Third Team Andrew Bershak. r. of North End Matt Patanelli, r. of Michigan Charles Toll.

Princeton Tackle, Franco, Fordham Arthur While. Alabama Guard Reid, Northwestern Robert Herwig, V. of California Center Gilbert, Auburn Nathaniel Pierce, Fordham Guard GLASSFORD, Pittsburgh Charles Hamrick. Ohio State Tackle Klnard. C.

of Mississippi Merle Wendt. Ohio State End DADDIO. Pittsburgh Kran.ls Murraj, of Pennsylvania. Q'hack God (lard. Wash, state Andrew Tram, Minnesota H'hack Dickens, Tennessee Samuel Adrian Rangh, Texas Christian.

H'hack Don Falaschl, Santa Clara Cecil Ishell, Purdue F'back Handrahan, Dartmouth ANSWER TODAY ON 'REYNOLDS PLAN' In 1933, the big left-hander won 18 and lost 14, hanging up an earned run average of 2.64. In 1934 he won 16 and lost 14. However, it P. I. A.

HOLDS GENEVA SCHEDULES 21 CAGE GAMES i MEETING TODAY Big Ten Faculty Members To Make Decision. must be remembered that his entire major career has been passed with outfits which were not up to the standard. While with the Bees they managed to finish fourth on two occasions, but aside from those rare moments he was with Carnegie Tech and Dukes Among Rivals. a second-division combination and CHICAGO, Dec. 4.

JP) Stern faculty representatives of the Western Conference tonight listened to a plea for a modified subsidization of athletes and withheld com- several times found his mates in the cellar. The past two seasons brought Brandt mediocre marks. OFF-SIDE! Bv Jo Metzer BEAVER FALLS, Dec. 4. The Geneva College basket ball team will play a schedule of 21 contests during the approaching ment after a polite discussion of I the drastic proposal.

The proposal was the "Reynolds i Grid Games Today season They open with the City i Plan- aevisea ny Kooeri rvey n- COLLEGE. SOCTH. Stale, Galnra- Flnrida Tille. Maryland vi, VeRfra Slaryliind, Baltt- Dixrillor. Product, C-! RV nTZrnn I The straight vrhiskie.

in this proa-t lll Mtaimi more. Rice Soathrrn Metbodist, Houston. TenneBfe Tg, Minslaatppi Memphis. Texaa Afgir va. Manhattan.

Tyler, Tex. Arizona, ts. Texas Teeh, Toeson. Arkansas vs. Texas I.lttle Rock.

Hardln-Simmons vs. Fresno State, Abilene. Spring Gridiron Practice Heads Agenda. The V. p.

I. A. conductor of athletics in Western Pennsylvania, will hold an important meeting at 9 o'clock this morning at Fifth Avenue High school. An attempt to restore spring football practice, adoption of accident insurance for schoolboy athletes and a possibility of reclassification of football teams will be up for consideration. The decisions committee will take action on the question of the eligibility of several basket ball players and other matters of importance.

The P. I. A. board of control, recently worked out a plan of insurance for athletic injuries and this will go before the meeting strongly recommended. Other items which the state body wants action on by the W.

P. A. L. include a rule to make players absent from attendance for 20 days or more ineligible for athletic competition for 60 ensuing days. The meeting will also be asked to vote upon the increasing of P.

I. A. A. dues graded according to enrollment of schools. Adoption of National Federation of State High Schools rules, in.jad of the present intercollegiate rules is another important isu fui the meeting to decide.

FAR WEST. Southern California vs. 'otre Dame, Los Angeles. tionrasa vs. Uashinrton State.

Spokane. St. Mary's vs. Temple, Kan raneiseo. I.

S. Marines vs. Pacific College, Kan VKO. Kamehameha va. San Jose, Honolulu.

at the University of Wisconsin. It provided for an alumni financed summer school at which selected students would be graded in studies and athletics and awarded scholarships on the basis of these results, with a financial reward of $400 a year. The plan was presented at a joint dinner of the faculty members of the Big Ten and directors of athletics. The faculty representatives, however, and not the athletic directors, hold its fate. The plan will be discussed again tomorrow when the athletic directors meet as an individual group and also by the faculty representatives.

Major John L. Griffith, commissioner of athletics in the Western Conference, said no decision would be reached until tomorrow. Indications were, said Major Griffith, that no action would be taken on the proposal as it defies a conference rule, prohibiting athletic College of New York in the metropolis on December 31 and have home and home series with both Duquesne and Carnegie Tech on their card. Two warmup tussles will precede the college program. On December 12 they will play at Wilmerding i.

and on December 18 at Youngs-town Y. The complete card follows: December 31. at C. January 2. at John Marshall'.

January 4. at Rider College. January b. at St. Thomas.

Michigan State at Cleveland. January 12. at Bethanv. January 14, Waynesburg January 20, at Waynesburj. January 23.

Duquesne. February 1, at Long Island. February 3, at Geo. Washington. February 4, at Catholic U.

February at Villanova. February 9. at Westminster. February 11, Carnegie Tech. February 15, at Duquesne.

February ia, Bethany. February 22. Westminster. February 25. Geo.

Washington. March 2. at W. J. Mach 5, at Carnegie Tech.

GAMES SINDAY. INDEPENDENT. Rox Rnoneys vs. St. Rosalia Preps, Greenlee field.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE. Sprtngdale at Washington. 8 fNT GREATER PITTSBURGH LEAGCE. Olympic at Hercoles. Also in Ail State Stores four nmas IOO PROOF Rye Whiskey METROPOLITAN LEAGCE.

Marer Post at Mon'rialr Ramblers. Lexington at Doyle Juniors. 'Oh, I understand now only the BALL is tossed into the basket.