Evening star., 1942-01-04

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of the Cleveland Indians; the per-
sonal exploits of Footballer Don
Hutson and the drive of the mighty
Chicago Bears to another pro1es-
sional grid championship.
There were Freddie Cochrane's
upset of Fritzie Zivic to win the
welterweight title. the 46-second
world record 400-meter run by
Grover Klemmer, Willie Hopes
defense OF his three-cushion billiard
crown, the backstroke swimming
performances of beautiful Gloria
Callan that made her the most
publicized girl in sports, Washing
tons PoughkeepSie regatta victory,
Greg Rices Notwithstanding dis
tsnce runs. the thrilling 1ndianap-
oils auto race, AlSab's rush to 10
straight victories, the Louls-NoVa
fight Baylor's football tie with
Texas and T. c. us later victory,
Les Steers record-breaking high
i,Inps. Marvin Wards domination
of amateur golf and Nancy Merh's
sine distance swimming perform
ances.
Events That Stirred Fans.
You might select any OF these,
but here are our 10 best and why
we select them:
/. Brooklyn's National League pen
nant victory-because the Dodgers
season-long battle with the st. Louis
Cardinals kept baseball fans In a
continuous state of excitement. Inc
triumph of the Dodgers, team
popular everywhere, climaxed q 70
year drive.
2. Craig Woods National Open
golf championship triumph-oe-
cause Wood, suffering from a back
injury and tightly corseted IN POLO
belt, outshot the Nations best 10
finally win a crown after having
been runner-up in every big cham
pionship.
3. Pittsburgh's gridiron triumph
over Fordham-because 1t captured
the Imagination of football follow
ers as did no other upset OF the
season. a triumph for flve-tlmes-
defeated team over an unbeaten
club regarded as one of the best
in the land.
Greatest Fight in Years.
4. The Louis-Conn heavyweight
championship bout - because II
created more excitement than any
fight in years as clever-boxlng Conn
oUtpointed the four-year champion
for y rounds only to fall before
Louis knockout rally in the 18TH.
s. Cornelius Warmerdam's rec
ord breaking series OF pole vaults
because hardly week passed during
the outdoor season that he didn't
clear the one-time ceiling OF 10
feet-lO times IN all-and because
he finally set a new world mark OF
IS feet 534 inches.
6. Joe Di Maggio's consecutive
hitting record of Sc games-because
it was the most consistent stretch
of batting in history, sparked the
New York Yankees to another pen
nant and brought Di Maggie the
American Leagues most valuable
player award.
7. Sarah Palfrey Cookies victory
In the United States singles tennis
championship-because faced by a
younger and stronger rival she out
thought and outstroked this OPP
ponent to climax a 14-year drive to
win the crown and become the
worlds top player.
Owen Makes Notable Miscue.
8. Mickey Owens muff of third
strike in the World Series-because
it was the turning point of the fall
classic, a miscue that has gone
down as one of the most celebrated
errors in diamond history, the out
standing single baseball story Of
the year.
8. Whirlaway's turf triple-be-
cause the long-tailed red colt was
the fifth horse ever to win the Ken
lucky Derby. Preakness and Bel
HULL, UtCduoc Ilt IAN tlIC 1ooICSo
Derby-2 minutes l 2-5 seconds, be-
cause he was never out of the money
in 20 races, was the horse-of- the
year and the third biggest money
winning racer in history with
S344,661.
10. Ted Williams spectacular hit
ting-because the young Boston Red
Sox outfelder, with courageous,
sensational last-day rally for six
hits in eight times at bat, was the
first major Lacquer since 1880 to bat
above 400 and because he also led
the American League in homers,
won the All-Star game with a home
run and paced Boston to second
place.