The Nonpareils

In the last half century in sport, which names glittered brighter than all the rest? This week, after polling some 400 U.S. sportwriters and broadcasters, the Associated Press completed its line-up of the nonpareils and their runners-up:

BASEBALL: Babe Ruth (253 votes), Ty Cobb (116), Lou Gehrig (8).

BASKETBALL: George Mikan (139), Hank Luisetti (123), Nat Holman (31).

BOXING: Jack Dempsey (251), Joe Louis (104), Henry Armstrong (16).

FOOTBALL: Jim Thorpe (170), Red Grange (138), Bronko Nagurski (38).

GOLF: Bobby Jones (293), Ben Hogan (40), Walter Hagen (29).

HORSE RACING: Man o' War (305), Citation (36), Whirlaway (15).

SWIMMING: Johnny Weissmuller (132), Hironoshin Furuhashi (20), Adolph Kiefer(11).

TENNIS: Bill Tilden (310), Jake Kramer (32), Don Budge (31).

TRACK: Jesse Owens (201), Jim Thorpe (74), Paavo Nurmi (31).

The only one of the champs still in regular competition last week: towering (6 ft. 10 in.) George Mikan, who was busy rolling up about 30 points a game for the professional Minneapolis Lakers.

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