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SPORTS FINANCE 106th Year. No. 205 Wednesday, November 25, 1936 Free Press Want Ads Bring Best Results Minnesota Regains First Place in Football Ranking Poll Lions Driven Through Drill in Speed for Bears Encounter jNotre Dame Setback The Three Big, Bad Bears Who Will Bear Watching When They Meet Detroit Lions Drops N' western to 7th Louisiana State and Alabama Move Up to Second and Third Places in the List By Alan Gould NEW YORK. Nov. 24 -i A.

a Gophers are ght bark where they atarte.1 at the top of America's collegiate football heap. Ballots in the sixth or semi-final rar.kinc poll conducted by the Associated Press restored Minnesota to first place today after trailing Northwestern for three straight weeks. The assist is credited to Notre Dame, which achieved what Minnesota failed to accomplish by walloping the sluegish Wildcats in their final game. Northwestern thereby dropped abruptly to seventh place in this week's "top ten," despite the team's otherwise a'd-conquerirg record. The two leading aggregations of the Deep South.

Louisiana State and Alabama, moved up into second and third place on a wave of voting support. They face final V-wV- fCv V1 i 1 I tests this week against Tulane anil Vanderbilt, respectively, with Hose Bowl and Sugar Bowl invitations at stake. Minnesota, receiving of A possible 42 votes for first place, accumulated points of a maximum possible 420. Among the experts contributing to the country-wide sampling of opinion, ten listed Louisiana State at the 1 top. One firstplare.

vote went to Notre Dame and one to Santa Clara, the only major college still unbeaten and untied. Bruneteau Put Under Doctors Injured Lung Feared; O's May Come Up By Doc Hoist Mud Bruneteau. young right Here is the tabulation of on the champion Detroit 1: t.a BILL IIKWITT BRONKO NAGl'RSKl JACK MANDFRS Life Aids Michigan State Harriers Guess 'we're farmers up here in East Lansing." The answer was somewhat start ling, coming from the athletic di- rector of Michigan Mate, because Stntp's hiivp re sented being called farmers. But Mr. Young meant every word of it and he explained why.

"Cross-country competition," he pointed out, "requires good, sound The Second ALPH YOUNG, a lot thinner than he used to be before ill ness forced him to the comparative quiet of the athletic office at Michigan State, looked up from his desk and chuckled. "So you would like to know the main factor behind State's success in cross-country competition, now that we have won our fourth national championship in as many years." he remarked. "Well, that's an easy question to answer. I would say that we have risen to the top because Coach Clark Is Injured in Sample Play Randolph and Frank Christensen Back to Bolster Squad By Tod Rockwell The Lions laid low their coach y. Botsy Clark, the roach, should have known better, hut even the host of roaches will take a whirl at it now and then and almost without exception the coach winds up behind the eight-ball.

It all had to do with Potsy's yralousness in further preparing Vis men for the Bear contest here Thanksgiving morning; at the University of Detroit Stadium. The hole Rang of Lions went out to the practice field and found fast action convenient because the air v. as brisk. The Linns moved through their preliminary drills with great speed. Potsy called for more of it.

He still was liked that his men V.nd been on their heels for three quarters of their last contest with the Cardinals in Chicago. So Polsy Lines Vp "You've got to charge faster, find faster," he shouted as his charges kicked up dirt and snow rn Kelsey Field. "Hell, even I could break through that kind of a charge." And so Totsy lined up, as roaches do, against his ow re en. Oh, they've done It everyplace in every league. George Little tried it just once way back in at Michigan and decided it.

was poor stuff after Butch i Slaughter hit him. And Duke 1 Raves, Michigan assistant, tried it the next year and Tom Edwards gave poor Duke a shoulder that tn'l right today. Tad Weiman used to do it. But today Tad goes around with a paper knee and is as careful elderly woman on pavement that gets slick in the winter time. This nil, Franklin Cappon tried it with the young Wolverines and was Si rit to bed for days for his trouble.

Whenever a coach lines up Ins own men he puts himself and everybody on the spot. It ilni'sii't limit right for a line man to him slice through and so rn'ie is the other alternative diuvn the coach. Randolph to He. Rack nebody gave the signal Thurs-at Kelsey Field and Potsy ird into seven of his best line just to show them Vow fast I have to move to beat the Thursday morning. Potsy an effort that was heroic hut the Lions just had to ir.m his place.

a unintentionally a shoulder into Potsy's face nr; i I Clare Randolph busted the conch at the knees. Fifteen ninnies later when they had the flow of crimson from Pc.sy nnse and got his legs all straightened out, Potsy said in a vnive that then was less loud with fear of the Bears: "That's the way, boys. But dogs''!" it, keep it up." And the Lions, all Inwardly Phased, finished their drill with the first time In three games Randolph will be back at his -iter starting post. He is done an obstinate charley horse again, with Del Rit chart at 1 i nllernate job, the Lions are I iron at center. And Frank i punter, although lack-1 punting precision, was recovered from a hip in-.

to warrant Potsy's saying I would start In the blorlt. position. This will give a mure adequate defensive Hockey Standings NATIONAL I.EAGl'E amkrk an dmimion i. t.r r. rt.

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It nil belns tn hniM letrs "They ve always claimed, noting continued, "that football helps to pay for other college sports, but here is one instance, and I think it is unique, where foot halls them- selves, and not the receipts, have 1- 1 helped to bring about a cross conn try champion." It was enlightening to learn i legs, plenty of fresh air and lmr" ls Hastings eek's noli, based on a 10-9-8-, -6 5-4-3-2-1 system for point scoring: FIRST TEN Points I Minnesota '1 Louisiana Stale 3 Alabama 281 4'ttslmrgh 27') Clara 201 F. of Washington Illl 1 Northwestern 151 8 Fordlmm Notre Dame. 128 10 Nebraska 5U SECOND TEN' 11 Duke 41 12 Diliiiesnp 31 13 Pennsylvania 21 1 1 Dartmouth lit 15 15 Marquette IB Yale 14 17 Tennessee 10 18 Tevas Christian 9 19 Tulane 7 20 Washington State 6 Marquette, whose winning streak was broken by Duquesne, and Pennsylvania, which did not play, i dropped out of the "Top Ten" to make room for Notre Dame and Nebraska, two of last Saturday's big winners. Fordhani, tied unexpectedly by Georgia, fell to eighth place after three straight weeks at No. 3.

Since the Associated Press began its weekly rating poll in mid-October, only four teams have been in the top flight every week. PtttshurRh and Washington, Louisiana State is the only team 'on the list to show a steady np- 'ward curve since the rankings be pan. The Tigers' week-by-week 1'0--'r position: The see-saw contest for West Coast leadership finds Santa Clara a few points above Washington for the second time in three weeks. Texas Christian, on the basis of this week's poll, goes to the head of the Southwest Conference class but the championship has not been decided. Rose Bowl Fans Rushing Season in Ticket Bids rA a rvtrv a r- r( irllll'M imi lli.nn lllV.

ytr "i mi r-w of the Country have been rolling into Tournament of Roses head-: containing checks and i i applications for tickets. Their I 11 i. I tmume muiraien a capacity crowd of S.I.OOO in the huge bowl Jan. 1. Returning the applications and checks to the senders, tournament; from the head man why Michigan "it.ite has taken a place in the na tional sun for its development, of cross country teams, but the most surprising tea son was the one that caused even so solemn a fellow as Ralph Young to smile v.

hen he repeated. "Our success. To mv wav of thinking, is due to the touch or 'the 'farm' the boys get on our campus. The other targe univer- sities are too close to the city. They don get that 'farm' touch like we do here at Michigan State' 1 l.

1 Ol. and we make them look like farmers' when it comes to run- I home town the first since he turned professional will depend on how rapidly a broken hand heals. Al suffered the injury sev eral weeas ago. ana me nana i i i. he is unable to accept, Johnson will be substituted.

I Matt Patanelli Is Honored as Best Wolverine Player Coach Kipke Regrets Star Flanker Didn't Play on a Better Team Boxing Returns to Olympia with Brown-Whiters Bout Toles and Steve Dudas Will Share Headline Billing on Dec. 11 Program the other things you can develop! on a farm. And there are few! places where you can get all these this year had to play under a handicap a bad ankle. I am sorry for one thing and it is that Matt never had the privilege of playing a winning football team. Hail had this chance he certainly would have been picked on some other all-star eleven Patanelli came to Michigan In inn2.

He was a member of the Red Wings, was taken to Harper Hospital late Tuesday to go under observation for porsible lung inju ries. As a result. Jark Adams, manager of the champions, made plans to bring Don Deacon, Howard Maekie and Orville Roulston, Pittsburgh Hornet, stars, to Detroit, for possible competition against the Black Hawks Thanksgiving night. The recall of the trio of minor league stars will be decided definitely late Wednesday after a report on Bruneteau's condition. -j It also will be known definite ly at that time Thursday night.

eteau a njunes came in the rough Toronto contest Sunday night, but the youngster made no complaint of them until be repotted for practice Tues- Trainer 0 Honey Walker noticed Briine- Hriineteau teau nif.P,lmg slightly from teh mouth as he sat on a dressing room bench getting ready for prarticc. Calling Manager Jack Adams' attention to it, he summone I Dr. L. Tomsu, club physician, who immediately ordered the youngster to Harper Hospital for observation. "I didn't notice that.

I was bleeding until today," Bruneteau sacl Dr. Tomsu raid that it would not he certain whether Bnine'eau was injured Internally until after 24 hours observation. Roulston, a defense star, who has shown major league qualities as an Olympic last year and a Hornet this season, would replace Scotty Bowman on the defense. Bowman's charley horse, which developed 10 days ago, has not responded to treatment as rapidly as was expected and there is no chance of him playing Thursday night. If Bruneteau's injuries arc such that he will be in bed for some days, Maekie, a brilliant amateur, who turned pro at the of the season, will replace him on mini line with Johnny Sor- I Wallv Kilrea.

will be played on the 1 'i i rs. Mill I I 4 JaLKoUll XAlUITini Back Coach Kipke He Says Tenseness Hurt Michigan squad was tense all the time I did everything to break them of it hut just couldn't. You know how it is when you are playing golf and you reach the eighteenth, green and then battle is all sq iare and you have to sink a putt. You KriOA' LiU-a up. Wt.l, that 8 Jtlst th pur club was 'ver' a.liei Ki Coach Charlie a a of Michigan State, laif.ed the work of high school coaches, say.r.g.

"The material that colleges get today is better tr-uned and co.n he i and that is why son-- of thess small schools bump off the bij I ones. The material is better anl Where i no such thing as a 1 ''breather" anymore. A i rrshmen team and. in spring prac-ibut tire, received the Chicago alumni Touch of 'Farm' By W. W.

Edgar things grouped as well as they are at State. The Spartans' athletic head picked up a clipping, telling of State's victory in the recent national meet in New York City. "Look at this list." he asked. 'Wnite, the boy who won first place, is from over here in Jackson; Butler, the second man is from New York City; Cardner, "no "oss is from Chiladelphia That's a great, combination, two country boys and two city boys, Dl it ninlnin. th.

1. I But it explains the point I'm mak-! ing -the 'farm touch" at Michigan 1 helped to make runners of They Make Farmers of Their City Boys IT WAS an interesting viewpoint, and the athletic director was eager to explain further. "Our campus here is laid out Ideally for the development of legs," he said. "Why, if a boy attends a class in military science, he has more than a mile to walk to class and another mile back to his next class room. The same is true if he wants to go to a fraternity house.

They're all more than a mile away from the campus and the boys get plenty of walk ing: every day. They cant help build up strong legs. "It's Just like being back on the fa rm. where you walk a out in the pastures and a mile or two! back again. You never saw a farmer with bad legs and I'd say that was the major factor in our development of cross country That Farm Tendency flf Champions was one other tning tnai Athletic Director Young has trned to add.

"We have been helped, too, by the fart that we found a way to make cross country practice a lot of fun. And footballs did it. "You know if you ask a boy to run three miles, after walking around the campus all day, he might loaf a bit. But we've overcome that. We've given them their own set of footballs and send them out every afternoon to toss the ball around.

"Like all boys, they have a tendency to take the ball and throw it. And by the time they'd had in iront or ner mntner, ana ran, V. ,11 they. Bud the little gray-haired coach asked his towering aide, big Bud Boeringer. "Right, Coach." said big Bud.

"The count ls including Father Shiple, Dad Butler and our student manager, Mr. J. Kenneth Mitchell. I've got the trunk checks, too, so I guess we ran rlimh aboard." Gus and Bud moved down the, i In pitting Whiters against nrsi nne uarry apot. providing Brown, the promoters are eager 1 earnest, despite the fact the game Barry is not able to go the ascertain just how much John- is six weeks away, neither against the Hawks.

Trainer ny has improved rim ing the past has been selected and the tickets to '-rye 20 Colun 3 year and if he is ready for head- 1 nave not neen rv ace.t on aila 1 After a year's absence professional boxing will return to Olympia on Friday evening, Dec. 11. This announcement was made last night when Matchmaker I.ouie Newman let it be known that he had signed Natie Brown, one of the men who served as a stepping stone in Louis' rapid 1 heavyweight class, to meet lohnnv Whiters, hard hitting Pontiac Negro, in one-half of a double wind-up. In the other portion of the adl-s tar card Newman has signed Steve Dudas, of New-York, and up-a d-c i Natie Brown young heavyweight, to swap punches with Roscoe Toles. Detroit Negro.

Both bouts will be over the 10-round route. Aside from these two bouts, Lee Bacca, Denver lightweight, will meet either Al Nettlow, former Free Press Golden Gloves champion, or Speedy Johnson, tie shifty little Pontiac Negro. Nettlow's appearance In his platform to me mans mi, ui- 1 an csrnt't Of F1PW.S- nA I r1wrr! Vinne- Mi I Wan.i (. Pi. V--1 ward as the most promising first year prospect Babe Ruth Shuns Minor League Job NEW YORK, Nov.

24 A. P.I Replying to published reports that; he has been offered the manager- ship of the. Albany Senators or the International League, Babe Ruth said totay he is not interested "in any minor league managerships." Joe Cambria, owner of the Senators, was quoted in a telegram published by a Troy, N. Y. newspaper as saying he had offered the post to Ruth and "have a chance to get him I believe, although Mrs.

Ruth thinks he ought to hold out for a berth in the majors." "I haven't been approached by Cambria," said Ruth, "and I'm not interested, anyway." ANN ARBOR, Nov. 24 Matt Patanelli of Elkhart, end and captain of the Michigan football team was named as the squad's most valuable player today, qualifying him for the Chicago Tribune silver football award which annually is given to the Big Ten player most valuable to his team. I Hii selertion was made at meetine- of lettermen. who also elected a captain for next year's team, but the recipient of this, honor will not be named until Saturday. Although he won three letters in football, Patanelli never played on a i ntly winning team.

From the time he joined the squad as an end and halfback in 1934, Michigan has won only six; of the 24 games it has played. ss. i Matt Patanelli His ability, however, never went unrecognized, and his coach, Harry G. Kipke, when told of Patanelli's selection by his teammates, said: "He is a grand person and a great leader. He had courage and For Lack of Walter Gus Dnrais was standing at the platform gate in the Union Station late Tuesday afternoon, shooing the tardy members of his Umvei" sity of Detroit football squad through the gates toward the tram which was to take them to Omaha, where thev will end their season on Thanksgiving Day.

The roach Reckoned to Tackle Dave Crotty and his Erie mm, mjiym on he a line attractions against the army; of rising valine heavyweights. Natie Brown is not the boxer he was two years aco when he survived a first-round knockdown to stay the limit with Iyouis. That i was just before Joe went east, to start his climb by stopping Primo Camera. Dudas has been coming along fast in the Fast and. under the guidance of "Uncle.

Will" McCar-ney, has become a likely looking prospect The return of boxing to Olympia is the culmination of the first step toward revival of boxing in Detroit. Several months ago Olympia joined forces with Arena Gardens for the purpose of stimulating interest. And those behind the move feel that the time has come to put the game on a big time scale in the mammoth battle pit. 'good to me," said Gus. "There 1 wasn't any dining car on the train I the last time I took a football officials explained that none, are! accepted until the West's leading; JACKSON, Nov.

21 (A. P.I football team has been selected by I Harry Kipke job as Michigan the Pacific Coast Conference, and football coach is safe for another athletic officials of the school year as far as the alumni of Jack-arrive in Pasadena to take over; son are concerned. Kipke was arrangements for the game. given one of the biggest receptions This year the Coast team sclecv ever accorded him in Jackson at tion hinges on the outcome of the' the annual Michigan State-Mu-hi-Thanksgiving Day game between gan football bust here last night. Washington Huskies and the played hard football but Dining Car, DoraisWas LostAccording to Best of Tales aiitiu wiisus ai.

ee attle. 'coach unfolded the story of how 1 the lack of a dining car lost a football eame as stirelv as the los of that famous nail lost that battle way back when. 1 It was just 'JO years ago. in 1016, that Dorais. fresh from Notre Dame, was coaching at Du- hurjue College, of Dubuque.

Ia Now Dorais had a pretty good little team and his pretty good little team had visions of knock- H'ltase turn to Page 20 Column 4 side kick. rei-neaaea in Via Ho- Rat. lyhoo or Atlantic Monthly at the station newsstand. He gave Andy Farkas a little slap on the shoul- der as the Titan halfback came grinning down to the gates, his traveling bag in one hand and a portfolio full of schoolbooks in the other. And he gave an amused little sniff as another of his half- backs kissed his girl good by right gan, a Creighton alumnus now at- team to Omaha to play Creighton.

tached to the Pennsylvania Rail- and that one thing cost me a ball road, who has been on so many, game." Titan trips he is regarded as aj "Yes?" the group nueried as member of the squad. lone. "When was that, tius?" They movel past the dining car "Wait until we get on the train where the steward was already and I'll tell you about it," said the busy directing his men in the prep- Titan coach. uration of the Titans' dinner. So when the train was roaring "That dining car certainly looks on its way to Chicago the Detroit I.