The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 25.12.1942, Blaðsíða 8

The White Falcon - 25.12.1942, Blaðsíða 8
8 XT An Open Letter To Santa By Gene Graff Bears Seek Revenge In ‘Cash Bowl’ Game Dear Santa, When you come thundering around the world, please drop in to say “hello” to those folks of the sporting fronts who are boosting home morale while we’re handling the fighting chores. If you think some requests may puzzle you when you come to the stockings hanging above fireplaces, you might consult the follow- ing list: JOE LOUIS: Gift the Brown Bomber with an arithmetic primer, Santa, so he'll be able to understand the income tax intricacies. It seems he donated about $92,000 to Uncle Sam in two fights, but still owes the Government everything but his OD shirt. Doesn’t one and one make two any more, Santa? LARRY MacPHAIL: Perhaps you can arrange for the Army to send Brooklyn’s ex-boss, now a Lt. Colonel in the Army, to a quiet place like Guadalcanal where he won’t hear echoes of the St. Louis Cardinals’ booming hats. Also, a revised schedule, ending the National league baseball race in August, surely will be wel- comed with open arms. TED WILLIAMS: Here’s a boy who’s deserv- ing of special recognition. How about a certi- ficate naming him “The World’s Most Valuable Player of 1942,” to atone for the unkindliness of baseball writers who ignored him when they selected the American league’s most-valuable? HENRY ARMSTRONG: The ol’ boy is game and willing, but his pins probably are too spent to perform miracles. Give the sepia pun- cher some new life in his legs and lie’ll be hack in the “big time” once again. WHIRLAWAY: The champion thoroughbred of 1942 would like a report of Alsab’s racing itinerary so Whirly can avoid any future meet- ings._ The champ is classy, but dropping two of three starts to youthful Alsab didn’t help Whirly’s record. There’s plenty of room for Alsab in Florida when Whirly hits the north- ern circuit, isn’t there, Santa? SPORTS WRITERS: Just deposit a few of those clippings which eulogized the Yankees—before they bumped into St. Louis — in their musty, moth-eaten hose — and then run like hell! If you want to further aggravate the boys, however, you might mention Ted Williams, and also ask them if they think Holy Cross has a chance to beat the great footballers of Boston College. THIS WRITER: GI stockings are too scanty, so we’ve arranged for a few burlap sacks (not to be mistaken for our clothes as issued by the Supply Sgt.) to shelter your contribu- tion. You can start with Ann Sheridan, then follow with Jinx Falkenburg, Hedy Lamarr, Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Paulette Goddard, and a host of others. Get the i,dea, Santa? And if they won’t all fit in the bag, you may place them in a neat pile' on the floor. They won’t be neglected! If the champion Redskins of Washington thought they could rest on their laurels and forget about the humiliated, revenge-seeking Chicago Bears until ’43, they’ll be sadly dismayed Sunday when they toss their newly acquired crown on the gridiron at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, in the annual charity ‘‘Cash Bowl” affair against, a hand-picked array of stars from other National Football league elevens. No less than four Bears have drawn starting assign- ments against Sammy Baugh & Co., while five others will fid- get anxiously on the all-Stars bench until they draw the nod from 'Coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos. And since the dual-pilots are also head men at the Halas College of Football Knowledge, each of the defunct Bears is certain to enjoy plenty of contact with the Redskins. The coaching twins indicated their faith in football as oper- ated from the T-formation, albeit fans still are pondering over the ill fate their favorites experienc- ed last week when they failed to cement their third consecu- tive title, by naming four Bruin linemen among the starting team. Those who’ll be on the field for the opening kickoff are George Wilson, end; Lee Artoe, tackle; Danny Fortmann, guard, and Clyde (Bulldog) Turner, center. Remainder of the all-Stars who will answer the initial whistle include Don Hutson (Green Bay Packers), end; Johnny Wonder- berg (Pittsburgh Steelers), ackle; Milt Simmington (Pitts- burgh), guard, and Tommy Thompson (PhiladelphiaEagles), Bill Dudley (Pittsburgh), Cecil Isbell (Green Bay) and Merlyn Condit (Brooklyn Dodgers), backs. That doesn't mean that Sid Luckman and Garry Famiglietti, Bear ace backs, have been ig- nored, however, and Luckman, in particular, is assured of an- other opportunity to test his passing prowess against' the Puzzle: How many horses are in the picture? Well, that’s wrong, there are two! This hair-line finish was separated by the camera at Belmont Park. N.Y., after running of the Sorteado Handicap, and Corydon (2, in full view) was given the nod over hidden Bright Gallant by a nose. slants of Slingin’ Sammy. The Redskin forward wall tormented “Mr. Brains” so frequently in the championship affair it was definitely Baugh’s party as he sparked his eleven to a sterling 14-6 triumph, but Luckman hopes to even the score come Sunday. One casualty was reported from the all-Stars training grounds, “Mad Marshall” Gold- berg of the Chicago Cardinals, who turned up with a fractured finger after a practice session, (Continued on Page 9) Priorities May Limit Travel To Ball Camps Transportation priorities may force major league baseball clubs to conduct their 1943 spring condition- ing programs elsewhere than under the beaming sun of Florida and California, although several owners al- ready have announced their intentions to return to their usual pre-season headquarters. But arrangements will remain in the air until February when the Office of Defense Transport- ation renders a definite decision on training travel. Many of the baseball moguls contend that President Roosevelt’s “green- light-for-baseball” edict means business as usual, but if trains are needed for the w-ar effort, the players-either will have to walk, or move their spring camps farther north. The teams which normally head for California may be unable to make the cross-country jaunt next year, and the Florida visitors may also feel the war’s sting. The Brooklyn Dodgers are contem- plating a shift to Durham, N. Car., while the Yankees are preparing to invade St. Petersburg, Fla., as usual. Ed Barrow, Yankee president, points out that his players’ homqg are scattered nationwide, so they’ll probably have to traVel the same total distance regard- less of where his club establishes its training headquarters. SHORT SHOTS Whirlaway, the turf’s leading money winner of all-time, was selected as "The Horse of The Year” for the second consecutive time in the Associated Press poll of sports writers. A committee of 128 sports writers chose Whirly over Alsab by a margin of 31 votes....Tim Hoopes, captain-elect of the 1943 Yale eleven, may never lead the team into action.... Hoopes is slated for an early call to active duty by the Marines.....John T. “Jack” Doyle, noted New York City betting commissioner, died un- expectedly of a heart attack... .Doyle, 56, was a partner of John J. McGraw, late manager of the N.Y. Giants, and Tod Sloan, famous jockey. ... .The partners established a billiard academy in Gotham which became the city’s betting headquarters as Doyle, “Wizard of Odds,” made prices on every conceivable sports event, and Max and Buddy Baer, dawning heavyweight brothers, have enlisted in the Army... .After their bask training, they will be assigned as instructors in the physical training program. ... .Maxie, 33 years old and former world heavyweight champion, said he’s through clow- ning... .“Buddy and I are both fighters; this is one fight we’re not going to lo§e.”... .William Bingham, director of Harvard’s athletics, has received a leave-of-absence to enter the Army as a major... .Bobby Feller, now in the Navy, is engaged to Virginia Winter of Waukegan, Ill. Loyalty of Brooklyn Dodger baseball fans reached a new peak when Dolph Camilli an- nounced that he’d probably not play in ’43 be- cause he was unable to get help to run his California ranch and would have to work him-, sejf••• -Dodger Prexy Branch Rickey disclosed that half a dozen fans, including broncho bust- ers and two cattlemen, wrote, offering to help on the ranch so Camilli could return to his first- basing chores.

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