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CHICAGO BEARS WIN NATIONAL PRO CROWN CLIPPERS TAKE Rio Grande AMERICAN TITLE S™S Henry Picard Leads Valley Open WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 21— Chicago Scores 37 to 9 AUBURN _The Wilmington Clippers’ three- ALABAMA, CALM, ACCURATE in New year quest for a championship Victory Over York, the American Professional Football Eastern Champions HEAD SEC QUINTS association was rewarded today PLAYINGNETS ff when the Delaware eleven trounced — Val- ATLANTA, Dec. 21. W) — Tag the Long Island Indians from BY DAVE HOFF Alabama and Auburn as the teams Benny Hogan Stream, N. Y-. 21-13. CHICAGO, Dec. 21—UP—Held on Fires Lou ley to beat in Southeastern Conference before more than 6,1)00 eVen for more than a Card For Playing terms half, basketball. Day, Wins Wilmington exploded Ton spectators, the Chicago Bears won their sec- The two Alabama schools—which with a three-touchdown third period Of ond straight naticnal professional will not meet each other unless Grapefruit, $50 that sent the New York eleven down football league championship to- by the draw of the Conference to defeat. day by defeating the New York tournament — are undefeated in HARLINGEN, Tex., De<’ Although they outplayed the visi- 2' Giants 37 to 9 with a surge of pow- their first two league engagements, first half and had three Henry Picard of tors in the the OklahoC er in the last two periods. thus gaining lead in unofficial with fine scoring opportunities, the Clip- City an It was the first time in the standings. ll-ur.der-par 31 trailed by 7-0 at the end of the a field of the pers history of the league that the de- ’Bama, paced by Guard Louis nation's top golfe half. In the first quarter, Les Dod- ever had Adair and Forward'Bob today in the fending champion repeat- Lapolla, halfway mark of son, one of the big guns in the Clip- ed. The Bears did it with a turned back Florida on successive $5,000 Rio which pair Grande pers’ attack, tossed a forward the 37-30 33-28. Valley open." of touchdowns in third period nights last week, and The calm and Sam Goldman intercepted on the In- accurate pjcarH and another pair in the last. Auburn, meanwhile disposed of had a 67 Goldman sprint in the second dians’ 35-yard line. The Bears, champions of the Mississippi State, 39-29, and then round Sandy Byron Nelson of yards for a touchdown. TIGER TERROR western division of the out 34-31. Toledo 0 ed,65 league, tore edged Mississippi, to a 70 the extra point. slipped Sanford added loose when the score was tied which last season today, but’ ,«ii Bob Steuber, 190-pound junior at Auburn, pro- was in second place In the third session, the Clippers 9 with 135 back, is one of the big reasons for 9 to only because Bob Snyder duced the league’s highest indi- The that day's honors went put over three touchdowns had booted home three field vidual with to little the successful season which put goals scorer—Shag Hawkins, Benny Hogan of ‘i sewed up the ball game. to match the touchdown and field 188 in 11 the Hershey pa nc the Missouri Tigers in the Sugar points games—started fired a was a drive of 79 yards, six-under-par 65 mpi'„a The first goal the Giants had amassed. new season with a double-barrelled a Bowl against Fordham. Steuber, eight birdies and two climaxed when Ben Starret tossed A crowd of 13,000—smal- attack. Hawkins is start- bogie! f« skimpy again being low scorer Island a converted end, is a sprint star IVY for the forward pass from the Long lest of the season in FOR EAST-WEST GAME day Hn Wrigley field ing center, but early returns indi- gan won a arms of Jack Ferrante, in track and with his great weight special award of a 21 into the —saw the contest. The gate, small- cated his team-mate, Forward War changes direction as Ivy Leaguers move south for East-West game in New of Ton and a valley grapefruit and w ho caught it on the five yard moving at full speed he’s ground- er than that netted a wu*5 when these IJrank Manci, would be a number- Orleans Sugar Bowl, Jan. 3. Left to are Bill of All-America prize. zone. Les Ice right Geyer Colgate, wheeled into the end gaining terror. With Harry same two teams met here in a one for the challenger scoring Endicott II of John Welsh of and Wood of He donated the added the extra point. one Peabody Harvard, Pennsylvania, Thornley citrus to th. Dodson and Red Wade he is part of pre-season exhibition game, cut crown. valley Columbia. Game was transferred from San Francisco.—Central Press Photo. i Baptist hospital here. of the most effective ball-carrying heavily into the participating -V- play- Hpgan s 65 gave him ers’ I a score of trios in collegiate football. pool. I 136 ar.d left him in a tie with The final statistics showed the four others MANOR MAJOR LEAGUERS for third place: Jimmv Bears piling up 128 yards by pass- Notre Dame Coach To Idea Demaret. Detroit. 67-69; E J ing, and 207 yards by plunging, Objects Ha-' risen, Little Rock, 69-67; THEATRE 96TH BASKETBALL most of it by McAfee and Lester Market And Second George Kennedy, Lynn, Norman Standlee. HOLD GOLF \Y Mass.. 66-7- and Compared with He Tony Penna, New York Lures Western Conference Dayton, O., 69-67 this. gained only 73 Boys The 36-hole LAST TIMES TODAY — finals for the FIVE HOLDS DRILLS yards by passing and 80 by rush- MIAMI, Dec. 21.— I*)—1The ^ 5-- top 60 Fla., players will be held The Bears also led in first nation’s By WHITNEY MARTIN tomorrow ing. major league baseball -V- downs, 20 to 8. players will have their eighth an- NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—(Wide Intensive Work For 81 Seen Begins McAfee gained yards and nual golf tournament at Miami WOODS World)—Like the fellow who said: Scoring Parker Snaps Collar Bone Standlee 89, each exceeding the Country club here Feb. 11-13, Joe Teachers And Hosiery AND “Never mention my name again, total rushing yardage of the entire H. Adams, chairman of the com- In Bowl In All Star Game ipoio I Teams, Slated Soon New York team. Sid Luckman’s mittee in charge, announced to- and remember, it’s spelled with Sugar accurate forward passes the day. WATER a ‘t’,” Frank Leahy doesn’t care RICHMOND, Va„ Dec. 21.-UH- paved EDGEWATER GOLD for two said about 80 PARK, Miss., \ way Chicago touchdowns, He big leaguers ★- By BILL KEZUH -■* what you say about the Ace star football flashes of quality Dec. 21.—(#)—Lean Don Faurot Parker, player After showing Madi- including the one that broke the are expected to complete in the at of his football team or his of the Feature 11:49-1:44-3:49 — ability hasn’t any high hopes that his Brooklyn Dodgers in the son Square Garden form in its 57- 9-9 deadlock and ended all effec- tournament for $2,500 in prizes. SOUTHPORT, Dec. 22. If one as a coach, but he strenu- Missouri Tigers can stop Ford- National league, suffered a broken 5:49-7:49-9:49 38 over Atlantic Christian tive New York resistance. Entrants so far include Leo Du- may judge by the objects, victory waterway traffic, ham’s attack in the bow) LINEUPS: rocher, Mel Ott, Joe Cronin, Tom- ously to any insinutation that he Sugar collar-bone in the Smoke bowl the 96th Coast Artillery Florida now has fewer pleasure and New Year’s is TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY college POS.—NEW YORK can’t the code day—so he depend- CHICAGO my Bridges, Paul Derringer, Jim- decipher of ethics. game today between all-star teams .JON HALL-FRANCES FARMER basketball team has right sport fishing boats than have been ing upon a vicious counter offen- hopped LE Poole Plasmsn my Foxx, Joe Medwick, Pee Wee The self-effacing Notre Dame Norfolk sive for representing and Rich- into intensive practice to correct LT Melius Kolman Reese, Wes Ferrell, Paul and there any season during the past mentor is much disturbed over an victory. mond. "SOUTH OF PAGO PAGO LG Waner and Bill item to the effect that “We don’t know too much abjut the flaws that inevitably pop up Lunday.Fortmann Lloyd Dickey. ten years or more. This year has the Big The former Duke All-American said the coacn C Hein Babe Ruth and Cobb have been Ten is alarmed over his Fordham,” friendly in an Turner Ty ability who has been opening game. seen little more than half the usual of the midwesterners who nave back, plagued by RG Ycunce invited to 1 to lure to South Bend lads whom Chief among them were a ten- Bray participate. injuries throughout his athletic ca- AT LKAn,N< RT Edawrds Last at St. number of craft going southward Ten schools established a training camp here to back too far on Artoe year’s tournament, Big consider their own reer, was in the for Nor- TAA A V dency drop warm waters. game RE Howell was won Mervin the material. A beside the Guif THEATRES the defense and a failure to take .Siegal Petersburg, by through waterway. The short- private Michigan folk only three plays before the lUUAl Falachi St. Louis Browns coach. frosh end “But we do know they have an set shots.