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Lose or Packers Win by Only East's Squad, Headed Previous Athletes 4-F Golf Pro Finishes Win, Draw Voted Year's Best By LEWIS F. ATCHISON, 14-7, But Outclass For Shrine By the Associated Press. Contest, NEW Dec. 18.—Previous Five Points Ahead Star Stall Correaponaent. YORK, winners of the athlete-of-the- Pro Grid Bosses Making Passes at Layden's Jdb Giants for Title year designation in the Associated To Toil En Route Press’ annual Of Card in AP Poll NEW YORK, Dec. 18*—It was rumored that the most poll: pressing By * Stall Correspondent. By the Associated Press. 1931— Pepper Martin, By HAROLD business before the National Football — CLAASSEN, League owners at their meeting NEW YORK, Dec. 18. It was 1932— Gene CHICAGO,.Dec. 18.—The pick of Saraxen, foil. Associated Pren Sport* Writer. today would be an effort to oust Elmer as 1933— Carl Hubbell, baseball Layden commissioner and a case for the D. A.’s office clearly the East’s collegiate football crop 1934— Dizxy Dean, baseball. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Byron Nel- president, the $25.000-a-year position he has filled almost five 1935—Joe Louis, boxing. years. not the coroner as the son. who less than yesterday, headed west charts 1936— Jesse Owens, track. averaged 70 The boys definitely are thumbs down on Elmer, but it's doubtful if he today, studying Green Packers defeated the 193?—Don Budge, tennis. strokes for 78 rounds of big-time Bay of offensive and defensive forma- 1938— gets the sack simply and solely because there is no outstanding Don Budge, tennis. tournament golf, is 1944’s athlete of , 14-7, to equal the 1939— , football. candidate to succeed him. tions as they prepared for the an- 1940— Tommy Harmon, football. the year. 1941— Joe Dt baseball The best information we ’ record of capturing Magglo. have, and it’s all “but don't quote me” nual Shrine Hospital benefit game 1942— Prank Sinkwich. football. Seventy-nine sportwriters through- stuff, is that Layden's opponents have the fourth-fifths total league six professional football titles. with the stars of the West to be 1943— Gunder Haogg, track. out the country, who scattered in San their affections on 40 different vote necessary to unseat him, but that this bloc can’t agree on a Deliberately, and with malice played Francisco New Year athletes, thought enough of Nelson’s successor. Moreover, we haven’t been able to wheedle even one possible aforethought, the Packers throttled Day. the Giants’ running attack. Throt- The squad, minus Ohio State’s efforts, however, to name him as the candidate out of any owner. Layden's contract exjfires next year and Naval Barracks tled is the polite word for it—the great All-America, left Loop successor to Gunder Haegg, Swe- definitely will not be renewed. That much is certain, but with the Packers really murdered it. here last night after a “briefing” den’s miler, who was last year’s most critical period in the league’s recent with 1 history approaching The new champs were aided by by Coaches Bernie Bierman of winner. steady guidance, correct decisions and a firm hold on the helm the absence of , the Minnesota and Andy Kerr of Col- To Open Court Play Nelson’s smooth-as-silk perform- needed to keep the circuit operating, we have been told the owners league’s leading grounjj gainer, who gate in Dyche Staduim at North- ance on the fairways brought him would prefer to pay off Layden now and get a new man in his stead. watched from the bench as his western University. Each gave a more than $45,000 in War Bond mates went down to defeat. short talk. With Four Games prizes as well as 16 first-place votes Hutson 'Retires' Blozis Shines in Giant Line Injured in the Redskin game last Horvath remained at Columbus in the present tabulations. Each Again; United States Naval Barracks into such ballot was worth three With no outstanding figure to replace him, however, it is as- wefk, Paschal got yesterday's for quarter examinations, Kerr points, Basket Ball League, with teams two for each sumed that will be retained until his contract noggin-knocking party near the said, and will leave for the’ coast points second-place Layden expires. from 14 naval bureaus ajid ac- of the first halt, but didn't carry the Christmas Eve. yote and one for a third-place men- Meanwhile the search for a new boss will be intensified in the tivities, opens its season tomorrow ball. He took the ball on the second Kerr told the collegiate stars tion. Intervening months. It is even possible that the league, following j night with four games in the West- play following the kickoff and fell from 14 schools in eight States he i Marion a Close Second. baseball's example, will entrust the reins to a three-man ern High gym. The delegation down before reaching the scrim- planned a workout at Ogden, Utah,! Toledo shotmaker. who re- until a new commissioner is selected. None of the owners Games will be on prefers mage line without a hand touching and that twice-daily drills would played Tuesday cently resigned his post to join an | and this, and the mcve will be made only as a last recourse. him. The ailing gam simply came be held after the squad reaches San Thursday nights, the former umbrella firm, finished with 75 at Western and the latter at Cen- announced his annual retirement after today’s unhinged. Francisco. “And if any delays en points, only five ahead of Martin tral, with the Western contests (Slats) game, but Curley Lambeau laughed it off with a “He’ll be back again tianacuned liianis. route occur well hold workouts Marion, Mr. Shortstop for starting at 7 and the Central at the St. next year.” Without Paschal the Giants were whenever we have enough time to Louis Cardinals, recently handcuffed. The Packer off the train for he 6:30. named the most valuable in A1 Blozis one of the massive get them,” player played greatest games of his career for the line smashed most of their running added. Among the league’s players are National Baseball League. the Giants but was on the bench when Green Bay scored its first Les plays like kindling, and when their For Kerr, the New Year Day game 'll from the Washington area, 2 Horvath, Ohio State’s all- . Fritsch ran over his slot at he didn’t tackle—something former teammate, , will be the 18th Shrine benefit tussle. I of whom are team captains. They America and the Heis- do wlfen the former Georgetown ace was in the are man line-up. tried his hand at passing, they had He had the following squad to carry i E. D. Tow, CC. 2630 Adams Mill Trophy winner, was third with 50 Coach Steve Owen said the Giants had rehearsed a a defense for that, too. At no time the East’s banner: road N.W., captain of WAVE Quar- points and is the leading ama- all week to stop the play that gave the Packers their winning touch- were the Giants dangerous. Al- Ends—Skimp Harrison, South Car- ters "D”; C. Van Deusan, PhM2c, teur. The play-for-fun athletes 9321 have the down and apparently had the play clocked, but it didn't seem that though after they scored, there was olina; Jack Mead, Wisconsin; Bill Caroline avenue, Silver Spring, topped poll seven times in a of Bureau of the last decade with Joe way when it was pulled. The Packers caught ’em snoozing. threat of a tie resulting from one Marcotte, Minnesota, and Francis captain Medicine and only Louis of those unforeseen incidents so fre- Surgery; J. 1844 in 1935 and Joe Di Maggio in 1941 The attendance, 46,016, including 4,563 servicemen, and all financial Brogger, Michigan State. Coleman, Y2c, quent in the pro game. Tackles—Rudy Sikich, Minnesota; Mintwood place N.W.; James Cort- crashing through from the salaried angles of the game were new records. The gross gate was $146,205.15, A couple of such breaks paved Tom Hughes, Purdue; George Sa- vriendt, Y3c, 1409 Eighteenth street ranks. and the net, $121,703.24. The players’ pool, including $12,931.81 for the way for the Giants’ lone touch- vitsky, , and Ed Pod- S.E.: Wiliam Fisher, Jr., PhMlc, Nelson is the second golfer to have radio and movie rights, added to $81,466.51. The Packers will up down in the second half. New York gorski, Lafayette. 709 North Edison street. Arlington; reached the pinnacle in the 14-year and the divvy up $41,896.64, Giants, $27,931.91. never generated enough steam for Guards—Bill Hackett, Ohio State Thomas Hester, Jr., Y2c, 1323 Clif- history of the poll, having been pre- Players on the second place clubs in each division will whack a genuine scoring drive, but late All-America; Ralph Serpico, ton street; Kenneth Matson, Y2c, ceded by Gene Sarazen in 1932. up a total of $11,637. in the third period Howie Living- Illinois; Frank Ciolli, Indiana, and 1064 Thirty-first street; David L. Loses in PGA FinaL ston intercepted one of 's George Ranii, Pittsburgh. Resh, PhM2c, 6409 Third street: The 32-year-old linksman, 4-F be- Cuff Bounces After Hit on John by Hard-Running Fritsch passes the Giants' 46-yard line. Centers—George Bujan, Illinois, Spurlock, Jr., Spdilc, 1151 cause of a blood condition which On Colonial Ward Cuff bounced like a rubber ball when hit him the next play, a pass, “Buckets" HIGH LIGHT OF GIANTS’ SETBACK—End here and Flank Syzmanski, Notre Dame. avenue, Alexandria; Fred causes profuse bleeding whenever on his to Goldenberg held Ward Cuff and Backs—Frank Notre Wright, SKlc, 310 Todd place N.E., his skin is way the Giants’ 1-yard line and ultimately a touchdown in is shown as he went far aloft to snare a pass from Halfback Dancewicz, cut, opened the year by New York got the ball on the Pack- Indiana; and Robert York, SKlc, 1901 D the San the second period. Don't let anybody tell you Fritsch can't the Arnie Herber Tto wind on the Packers’ Dame; John Cannady, taking Francisco Open last carry ers' up 1-yard line just before street 43. James West Earl ! NJE. with a 72-hole card of 275. mail. You've almost got to bang him with a sledge hammer to the end of the third of Green 14-7 at New Walthall, Virginia; January stop Herber followed with a quarter Bay’s victory him. high peg (Jugi Girard, Wisconsin; Vic Kul- Tuesday’s schedule: 7, Burned He then sailed through a spring • to Frank Liebel. York yesterday. Ward Cuff carried the oval over for the Giants’ He was Comp's bitski, Minnesota; Jack Breslin, and Surgery vs. Bomb Disposal! and summer of almost monotonous “Tiny” Croft, reserve Green Bay tackle, was with the Redskins man and the Packer lone touchdown on the first of the final That’s Irv back was with play period. Michigan State; Bob Kelly, Notre School; 8. Communications vs. Bus-: winnings, one of his defeats coming two years ago, but was too green and the Tribe had too him when Irv many good suddenly slipped and Comp, Packer defender, on the ground. This was the most sen- Dame; Bob Brugge, Ohio State, and anda; 9, Buord. Exp. vs. Operations;! in the National PGA championships. tackles, a«d was released to the Packeis. For which he is fell. duly grateful Liebel, wide open, leaped high sational single play of the entire tussle. —A. P. Wirephoto. Richard Flanagan, Ohio State. (Radio Control drew a bye. Bob Hamilton of Evansville, Ind., and made a today. spectacular catch, then won that crown with a 1-up victory raced to the Johnny Weiss, 195-pound rookie Giant end, was every inch a 1-yard stripe, where in 36 holes over the Toledo toreadors. Ted Fritsch nailed him. big-leaguer yesterday. The way he turned Green Bay’s interference Cuff Kavakos He still was in form early this punched the ball over on the initial Odds BB, Rose Bowl Is Halts Senate month on end runs was a caution. One thing certain, he didn’t learn it in Big Against One-Day Sellout; when he returned to San play of the final period. Francisco to retain his title in the college because he didn't go to college. Toe In Door. open there with a 1-stroke verdict Best punt of the game was Len Younce’s 58-yard boot from under The Giants’ Gridders for Jan. 1 To Lead Court didn't get their big Seeking High Rating Sharpen Loop; over Sergt. Jim Ferrier of Camp his own but Irv ran it back 17 goalpost, Comp yards to the Packers’ 47 toe in the door after that. They By the Associated Press. where they will practice at Louis- Roberts, Calif. and from there Green marched to its didn't even Bay first touchdown. get to midfield in the LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 —Sale of iana State. Their final drill will Leaders in the Associated Press The first the be- between-halves show literally was a three-ring circus, with half, spending most of the time In Harris Fight tickets for the Rose Bowl footbtall be in the Sugar Bowl day Three Clubs Hot poll to determine the country's out- the “Juggling Jewels” on one platform, the "Yacopi Troupe," acrobats, bottled up within their 30-yard zone. game between Southern California fore the game. standing male athlete 1944 Bee Bee has more Kavakos, Senate and Perruso. in during Only three times in the second half Washington and Tennessee on New Year at midfield, and “Earle, Jack and Betty” executing roller skating stunts Day that have (first place votes in parenthesis): did have the ball around mid- at stake than a Christmas present Dec. 18 order, top standings in at the other end of they began—and ended—Saturday. DURHAM, N. C., UP).— Byron Nelson, the field. Almost all of the 15-minute the golf (16) _ 75 customary for his wife and four children when Heurich Basket Ball League Martin field and each time the Packers took The 93,000 seats were soon sold Just because Duke beat North Car- Marion, baseball (14)__ __ 7r> rest was needed to set the so was Les period up props, time extended he takes on Ossie Harris after last nlgnt's contests in the Horvath, football (8) ___ 59 it away from them. 'Bulldog) out 33-0, on November 25, won't another 10 minutes. olina, Heurich Hal Newhouser, baseball (8)_ 44 The in the feature boxing event at gym. Redhot Kavakos. Claude tract (4) Giants kept Hutson mean a thing when the Blue Devils Young, _ 31 pon Felix football At one stage the Giants were using a 4-man line trying to out- pretty well in hand, but It seemed Turner * Arena tonight. \ in the Bowl missing few shots, humbled pre- Blanchard, (2)_ 28 KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 18 (JP). meet Alabama Sugar Arne Andersson, tract (7)__ 26 the viously unbeaten Senate, 57-38, while Don guess opposition. This, obviously, was designed to stop passes, but part of the Packers’ strategy to have For shouldering such heavy family on New Year Day, Coach Eddie Hutson, football (31_I IS Hutson —Billy Bevis of Marianna, Fla., a Perruso drubbed FBI, 76-28. Glenn Davis, football (3)_ 15 Green Bay only fired 11 aerials and concentrated on its running covered, for they used him as responsibilities, Double Bee is a Cameron is emphasizing to his William Dudley, football <1 >_ 9 will serve as Ten- a to unhitch a man. blocking back, With the Pete attack. Joe Law-s was the leading ground-gainer with 74 yards on 13 decoy pass to Fritsch surprising young At the age squad. league suspending until Gray, baseball <1) 8: Ounder Haegg. nessee's captain in the Rose Bowl tract <2) 7: Gilbert 6 with the leather. Ted Fritsch for the second and clinching score. of 21, the Negro middleweight has In fact, he says, the betting odds December 27, Kavakos has won five Dodds, tract (1) trips piled up 58 yards on 17 tries, while with Southern California. Richard Wakefield, baseball (1) 6: Ditzy It was a sucker ex- chalked 32 wins in 35 game and lost Senate has four and Trout, baseball (1) for the Giants Cuff wras with 55 in 12 play, perfectly up fights, favoring Duke are silly. Pointing one. 4: George 8tirnwelss. tops yards attempts. He was elected the team’s captain baseball (1) 3; Stan Musial. baseball (1) ecuted, and you could see that the 6 of them on KOs, but this is his out that Duke hasn’t played a game one and Perruso three and one. The performance of the Packers’ line represented a victory for for 1945 before the 38-man squad 3; Bobby Permane. Joctey (1) 3: Joe Louis, Giants felt they had Just bought' first shot at a main event. Vic- since, he says that the team that Kavakos broke away to a 10-0 boxing (1) 8; James Walthall, football (1) married men over men. All Green without 3: Bob Kelly, football (1> 3; single Bay forwards, Glen Sorenson the real means the brack- entrained, any fanfare, the lead at Jact Dempsev. Brooklyn Bridge cheap. tory tonight upper wins in the Sugar Bowl will be the start, allowed Senate to I boxing (1) 3: BUI Nicholson, baseball are benedicts. Saturday night for California. excepted, With the ball on New York’s 25- ets, bigger money and new shoes one that is in best condi- come within two 12-10, (1) 3. physical points, _ Only one first stringer is in doubt- before] vard line, Comp aimed a pass in for the babies. Defeat would bring tion and razor-sharp. the end of the first quarter, then ful condition. He is End Roy Cross, Hutson's general direction, but so another year of campaigning in Saturday Duke wound up its first put on the pressure to gain a sizable who will see little if any action Grid Record Set wide he couldn’t have reached it small fight club prelims. week of practice, shaping a defense lead they never lost. Bob Berry Sizzling Snead's Coast Puts because of an arm broken in the with a car token. The Triumph next play fol- Two Bees has a local follow- against Coach Frank Thomas' style racked 21 points for the winners. big Alabama game. lowed the same pattern, Hutson run- of T-formatlon run from the Notre For Perruso, Anderson tallied Texas ing that hopes he can take the The Vols have had Barry By High Schooler ning wide to the right and only light Dame shift. This week it will be 27. in looking Bulldog, but the betting fraternity Bt the Associated Press. Nelson, Shade for workouts since they finished the McSpaden the ball. more of expectantly Livingston odds of 2 to 1 that of the same, and plenty it. The best game of the day saw By the Associated Press. quoted today season. Coach Dec. action, the old order ha* was with him—and regular John Barn- MERKEL, Tex., 18.—Billy changed. most of the he couldn't do it. Harris is a Office of Strategic Services make Dec. hard- hill to them to up 180- RICHMOND, Calif., 18.—The He’s the man to beat, a* well as the Giants had an eye cocked for the hopes bring top ATLANTA. Dec. 18 UP).—Georgia Wayne FTazier, 17-year-old, punching veteran with a bruising, a 17-13 deficit at intermission to man with the Jack Dempsey golf- attraction. strength after reaching the coast Tech will wind pound star of the Merkel High gallery loop's top pass-. Fritsch, wear-’em-down style that has up pre-Christmas beat Garvin’s Grill, 37-29. George ing punch, Slammin’ Sam Snead, Snead put rounds of 70— meanwhile, down Wednesday. for the Orange Bowl game School regional champion football together slipped the far wrecked many a career and the practice Glamack and Bill Duryee hung up was back in the winner’s circle 69—69—70 to win the Richmond sideline and while stood Thursday with a stiff, long offensive team, has: top everybody experts predict a KO finish with 16 and 10 points, respectively, for again today, $1,600 more in War After the fiat footed and Dec. 18 schedule. prize. capturing Portland open mouthed, Ossie on TUSCALOOSA, Ala., (JP). scrimmage OSS. (1) Averaged more than 10 yards Bonds in his and the Rich- top. pocket, Open good for $2,675 in War Bonds, Comp floated the toiffchdown pitch —With first-quarter examinations Coaches W. A. Alexander and every time he has fetched the ball. mond to his to Another young local battler on the Open championship he tied for third in the San Fran- him. out of the w'ay, Alabama's gridders Bobby Dodd, after last: week s play- (21 Gained over one and a in a quarter credit. spot tonight Harry Diduck, were are none too Hawkins Pointer Victor cisco Open and tied for eighth in Nothing Tricky. ready to buckle down today to ing, pleased. Freezing miles, 2,306 yards, in 12 games. He tvon the 72-hole event scrappy lightweight who goes in yester- the Oakland Open last week. There was nothing tricky about intensified practice for the New weather interfering, scrimmages (3) Tossed 33 for Irish a Pitts- completed passes with a four-round total of 278. the against Billy Miller, on In Chattahoochee Trial day In four tournaments he has won Packers' first score and for three Year Dav fracas with Duke in the w’ere possible only Friday and 618 yards. six strokes under burgher who has won his last 27 By the Associated Press. par. $5,775 in War Bonds. downs the Giants stood 'em off a Sugar Bowl. Saturday. (4) Averaged 40 yards punting, al- In the he set the scant bouts. Diduck also can jump into In “the process pace a stroke behind Snead yard from the goal, but the the words of Coach Frank Alexander said boys didn't EUFAULA, Ala., Dec. 18.—Louisi- this was cut down Finishing the main event class with a decisive though because again for another classy field. Westerners mustered Thomas, there’s “still of work have too much and only ana an and white yesterday was slender Charles Cong- j enough power plenty spirit they Hayride, orange he often was aiming for the coffin Slammin’ Sam is just what the to it over. win, to be done” as the Tide into did well.” owner E. E. Hawkins of don of Tacoma, Wash., with 70—72— i put Starting on the goes fairly pointer by corner. doctor ordered for tournament com- A trio of four-round prelims lists 67—70—279. Giants’ 43, , its second week of workouts for the Observers generally agreed, but Natchitoches, La., won the open celebrating Norville District welter- (5) Scored 245 points, better than petition. He's won two of the four: the of Gladdis, at New Orleans. said were a lot of of the Chattahoochee The high money winner of the completion his eleventh year game players putting derby Valley 120 a game. tournaments now in the weight, vs Gary Rice of Alexandria: played In the circuit, found the door un- After holding daily sessions punch into their defensive play. field trials here yesterday. The win- year, Nelson, tied for third with his Brown vs. Ernie local Whoa, there, you college coaches. current winter open campaign locked at center Jimmy Pope, next the team after for ner was handled running at 280. and went all the through Saturday, Stopping Thursday by George Crangle This kid still has another the West Coast. mate, McSpaden, heavyweights, and Waddy Forcey year in along Nelson way to the 28. Fritsch followed will be dismissed for Christmas Christmas, the Engineers will as- of Waynesboro, Ga. had rounds of 72—69—70—68, v*. Kid local school. Makes Comeback. with a blast tackle Lacey, middleweight*. holidays. On Deoember 26 or 27 the semble here December 26 to leave of the field trials Quirk and McSpaden, 74—72—64—70. Mc- through to the Biggest surprise from the six 1-yard line, where players will leave for Baton Rouge, for Miami and further practice. was the of the all- Discharged Navy Spaden’s third round, 33—31—64, set Livingston finally Retain winning open Romp for Yellow Jackets weeks ago after more than two a new wrestled him down. Dodgers Camp age event by Sacajawea, a white and competitive record for the par Yellow Jackets routed St. years’ service the Hot Springs, Va., 36—35—71 It seemed only a question of who BROOKLYN, Dec. 18 UP).—'The liver pointer bitch owned by Euclid Joseph Richmond course. grid men, 60-0, at Roee- ball belter immediately set out to would have the honor of scoring, Dodgers announced they will re- Vols Give Barnhill Claussen of Augusta, Ga., and un- yesterday Nelson Total Now $44,266.66. U.S. Would Draw dale Playground. prove that champions do come back. but the middle of the Giants’ line turn to Bear Mountain Inn for Loop mentioned in the pre-event specu- Winner of the 1942 National PGA Nelson added $666.66 in War Bonds went to work with a vengeance at spring training. Brooklyn has con- 5-Year Contract lation. title and a sailor the next week to his previous winnings of $43,600 that juncture, and after three raps ditioned there the last two years. Gridmen From Pool By the Associated Press, Snead exchanged Navy blue for to bring his 1944 total to $44,266.66. on the door, two by Fritsch and KNOXVILLE, Term., Dec. 18.— Ten Honors Horvath DAYTON BELTS’ Big Fer REFRIGERATORS civies last month and grabbed the Ky Laffoon, Chicago, and Sergt. another by Laws, the Packers found By the Associated Press. Tennessee Coach John Barnhill, OIL BURNERS Portland Open in his first out. Jim Ferrier, Camp Roberts, Calif., themselves a yard farther from their AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 18.—Repre- en route to California with his As Its 'Most Valuable' Football Finale COMPRESSORS His broke the tour- tied for fifth at 283, with objective. Old , Jim Rose Bowl-bound has victory year's position Pos. Green Bay. Giants. sentatives of the neWlj> organized footballers, By the Associated Press. Complete Stock or Fractional Sivell and Len Younce Adams nament golfing monopoly known as Leonard Ott, Denver, taking seventh were the L. E_Hutson_O. a new five-year contract in his Dec. 18.—Leslie Hor- _Horsepower Commercial Belts _ United States Football CHICAGO, at 284. Ott heroes of that but the Pack- L. T_Ray Cope League, the "Gold Dust Twins,” Byron Nel- had the second lowest stand, L. G_Kuusisto _Younce pocket. vath, Ohio State's all-America foot- the ers wise and on fourth C. _C. Brock_ Hein whffch plans to operate franchises in son and Harold McSpaden. Be- round of tournament with a 33— got down ball was R. O._Goldenber*_ Sivell The contract, it is understood, back, who recently awarded IHIlllftDUDLEYS had clean- 32—65 for his third sent Fritsch outside tackle for the six cities next an 1716 tween them been 18. _ discussed ■ l4~5f N.W. they R. T_Berenzey Carroll year, contains a provision for his re- the Heisman Memorial Trophy at NORTH 9300 ■ distance. R. E_Jacunski_ Liebel ing most of the events— The touring pros headed for necessary new method of on staff New had a full-size up,on Q. _ entirely selecting tention the in the event York, today New York tried B_Craig Calligaro winners to _ they're the one-two money greener pastures today, for Southern desperately L. H_Comp Herber players at a session here yesterday. of the return of the former coach, silver football emblematic of the j R. H_Laws_ Cull of the year. California to for the Los close the gap in the waning min- prepare F. B. Frltseh _Livingston League President Harold “Red” Brig. Gen. Bob Neyland, who is Western Conference's "most val- TRlCO But with Gun Snead back in : utes of play, and with Cuff and Siege Angeles open January 5 to 8. Green Bay_(1 14 0 (1—14 Grange, who won fame as the "Gal- on leave. uable" player for 1944. Livingston lugging the leather for New York_ 0 0 0 7— 7 loping Ghost” at the University of Since Neyland left to join* the Horvath was awarded the trophy WINDSHIELD MRS a couple of nice gains, worked out Green Bay scoring: — Frltseh. 2. Points after touchdown—Hut- Illinois, said players who would play armed services, Barnhill's teams by a board of 20 electors who select- SALES t SERVICE of a hole on their own 20 to the 38- son. 2 (placements). on league teams would be distributed have won 24 games, lost 3 and ed him from among the most val- Easter Serenade vard line. Herber rifled a to New York scoring. Touchdown—Cuff. Captures pass from a selected a tied 1. uable of the circuit’s nine Point after touchdown—Strong (sub for players’ pool by players Liebel for a first down on Green Livingston), (placement!. league scouting organization. teams. The individual players were Bay's 41, but a fumble cost yards New York substitutions—Ends, Weiss: Horse Show Title tackle, Blozis: guards, Avedisian, XJmont; Members agreed not to deal with elected by their own teammates. Chicago and Herbers next throw fell into backs, Petrilas, Paschal, Sulattis, Barker, any player under contract to a Na- Mosconi Gets Cue Lead By the Associated Press. eight States for the honor Paul Duhart’s hands and the Pack- Strong supreme Green Bay substitutions—Ends. Wheba: tional Football League team, but Dec. 18.—An of ers took over. CHICAGO. 8-year- the Nation's biggest horse show. tackles. Croft. Schwammel; guards. Tins- said considered the National Over Greenleaf ley, Sorenson; backs, L. Brock, they Early old of the world from The Giants were as Perkins, queen equine Second place went to Corsica passing again Duhart. League reserve list “open territory By the Associated Press. whom the two Siatisties. Moberly, Mo., to winning Miss, owmed Herbert game ended, to Livingston and will not NEW Dec. by McClain of N. Y. G. B. sign any player defi- YORK, 18.—Willie is nothing new, to- and Cuff netting 7 yards as time championships Corsicana, Tex., and third to Grass- First downs 10 11 nitely under contract.” Mosconi, pocket billiard champion, held one of horsedom's ran out. Yards gained rushing, net_ 70 182 day top view' Sensation, the stallion cham- New York and Washington were beat Ralph Greenleaf, former cham- of Forward passes attempted_ 22 11 prizes—the champion champions pion of the show and owned by Forward passes completed_ 8 3 not represented at the meeting, but pion, 125 to 65, last night in the crown in the $80,000 Chicago horse Ida's Ahead Yards by forward passes _117 73 Grassview Farms of Roswell, Ga. Eagles Forward passes intercepted by 3 4 kept in contact with developments opening of their 13-block exhibi- show. Ida's a last- Yards gained runback lnt. a Easter of Eagles, checking by telephone. Washington has tion challenge match. Easter Serenade, Serenade, property passes _-_ 17 lp The mare, minute rally by Lorton but does not Mosconi a Reformatory Punting average- _ 41 league franchise, plan had high run of 70 to last Stephens since she was a 2-year- 37 owned by Temple Stephens, eleven, came out on top yesterday, Total yards all kicks returned 107 101 to next Greenleaf’s 42. old, has been undefeated in three o operate year. night won the flve-gaited title for 26-19. Opponents' fumbles recovered 0 years of She holds Yards lost by penalties_ 90 48 saddle horses—and a $4,000 prize— campaigning. 10 stake from championships and more by beating nine other horses —— — than 50 firsts in horse shows all Mirror over the Nation. Sports Norwood, an 8-year-old brown By the Associated Press. geldng owned by Donald Suther- A ite own LIGHT" Today a year ago: Swedish land 3d of Brooklyn. N. Y., won track star, Gunder Haegg, was the next biggest stake in the last voted top male athlete of year session of the nine-day show—the In AP poll. $2,000 hunter championship. Three years ago: Joe Di Mag- Ve-lic! gio, New York Yankee outfielder, Star in Post ous was named male athlete of year Hoya Navy in year-end AP poll. Lt. Joseph F. Mickey, U. S. N. R„ Five years ago: Sam Snead a star guard on the undefeated Ve-[iqkt-ful with a won $10,000 Miami Open Georgetown football team of 1939 score of 271, but finished be- and 1941 graduate, now is executive hind Henry Picard's $10,303 as year's leading money earner. officer of the Amphibious Flotilla Ten years ago: World Cham- Operations Office at an overseas pion St. Louis Cards selected as base, after participating in D day 1934 team of year invasions. outstanding rw Bfo*. in AP poll.__ N«w York

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