The reason Paul Derringer won’t be
a holdout next spring is that the Reds
| boosted his 1939 contract figures so
high—and tossed him a bonus check
‘for last year to boot—that he rushed
‘right up there and got on the dotted.
line...Tommy Farr’s fight career will
be just about washed up in the
U.S. A. if he finishes on the short end
against Lou Nova Friday...The big
chains ought to catch ‘Harry Gins-
burg’s football broadcasting on New
Britain High’s games...He’s been |.
doing it four years now, and the
folks up that way say he’s as good
as any of ’em...Baseball men are
pouring into this village on every
train for the big league meetings.

The incoming mail contains a vote
for Joe Giacone, Bogalusa, La., half-
back, who only covered 426: yards in
six touchdown gallops—from 44 to 94 |
yards each...There’ll be both mutuel :
and handbook. betting at Havana's |
Oriental park for the racing meet |
next month—which. should | satisfy
everybody...The boys. coming back
nominate Farmer Seale of the Selma |
(Ala.) Times Journal as:the youngest
sports editor at the New _ Orleans
baseball meeting...He’s 21...How
about those Logan, (Ia.), High foot-
ballers—they only won 31 and tied
one-in their last 32 starts since 1935.0).
College coaches might look over Lee |
Fitch, the sparkplug of the outfit. |

 

 

 

COL. BRADLEY PASSES
QUIET 79TH BIRTHDAY

LEXINGTON, -Ky., Dec. 12. 4).—
| There was no fanfare at the Idle Hour
farm tone, as Col: E. R. Bradley, one
of the nation’s leading turfmen, en»
tered his 80th year

Colone] Bradley. whose green and
white colors have keen, carried to vic-
tory- in ‘the . Kentucky. Derby four
times, observed his 79th birthday

uiétly with his sister, Mrs. Catherine

jailey of Philadelphia, his guest
here.

The Kentucky horseman, who has
been at his farm here for two weeks.
plans to remain in. Lexington. until}
.after Christmes before going to Palm
| Reach. Fla. for the remainder. of the!