Honors

As the year was drawing to a close last week, statisticians and signalizers joined in awarding 1937's sporting honors:

P: Professional Halfback "Slingin' Sam" Baugh of the world champion Washington Redskins completed 81 passes (in 171 attempts) during the season (not including 17 completed in the play-off for the championship last fortnight)--a new National Football League record.

P: Although Seabiscuit was leading money winner of 1937 with $168,580, turfmen split on choosing the Horse of the Year. The magazine Horse & Horseman gave the honor to Seabiscuit on the recommendation of 25 leading turfmen. The Turf and Sport Digest polled 256 U. S. sportswriters, decided the honor should go to War Admiral, undefeated in eight starts.

P: The Associated Press poll of 50 leading sportswriters revealed Tennist Donald Budge as No. 1 U. S. male athlete of 1937; Swimmer Katherine Rawls, No. 1 female athlete of 1937; the New York Yankees, No. 1 athletic team of 1937.

P: As everyone expected, No. 1 Athlete Budge was rated No. 1 U. S. tennist for 1937 in the annual rankings issued last week by the United States Lawn Tennis Association:

Men's Singles Women's Singles

1. Donald Budge 1. Alice Marble

2. Robert Riggs 2. Helen Jacobs

3. Frank Parker 3. Dorothy Bundy

4. Bryan Grant 4. Marjorie Glad-man Van Ryn

5. Joseph Hunt 5. Gracyn Wheeler

6. Wayne Sabin 6. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan

7. Harold Surface 7. Dorothy Andrus

8. Gene Mako 8. Helen Pedersen

9. Donald McNeill 9. Carolin Babcock Stark

10. John Van Ryn 10. Katharine Winthrop

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