J&iemng Stef SPORTS C-1 WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1956 ?? Jps? Rosewall, Hoad Quickly Kill fe* Srfji^ **^*-. Aj- gi America's Davis Cup Bid «*flKj K SHELLEY MANN TIES FOR FOURTH • Seixas and Flam North Favored Badly Beaten in p*vSsksi %1 f? ;Rm' jfl Pat McCormick Voted Opening Singles m ; By ply T 'iMm' I^BKS^%S Touchdown ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 26 o»i M "¦¦«•:fßl *,»•*? Best Woman Athlete (A*).—Ken Rosewall and Lew 1 jfH 1| Hoad, 22-year-old tennis pre- Holv'A %lf§ ' : VM| Br the Awocltted Press a dinner in Milwaukee January cislonists, methodically wrecked In Shrine Game Mrs. Patricia Keller McCor- 21, with Joe E. Brown as toast- America’s faint hopes of steallhg ' mick, winner of two Olympic master. The Miller awards, which home with the Davis Cup by MIAMI. Fla., Dec. 26 UP). gold crushing Vic Seixas and Herbie by Tommy McDonald, medals in 1956 in an un- large silver trophies given Bolstered precedented “double slam” are to Flam in the first two singles an All-America halfback, and the outstanding male and fe- and holder of 27 national diving matches of the challenge round *«*« j four of his Oklahoma team- male athletes, were won last year Iffea. 1 m' recog- today. mmw mates, championships, today was by Miss Berg and Hopalong Cas- B !¦ %.¦ 4|fH the North ruled a touch- nized as the outstanding Before a crowd of 18,000 al- i down favorite over the South in woman sady. The male athlete of 1956 ~ athletic year most-bored fans In sunny Me- UUML ' aLSt the Shrine’s college , of the in the As- is Mickey Mantle. all-star sociated Press year-end poll of morial Drive Stadium Rosewall, football game in the Orange ] The Babe Dldrikson Zaharias who won the American cham- sports writers and broadcasters. Trophy, given Bowl tonight. for the first time pionship less than four months y? (4 Mrs. McCormick won by a by George Coach Duffy Daugherty ] Zaharias In memory ago, blunted gamble by ¦ of the huge margin over golfer Marlene wife, a bold North planned tq throw the of his famous is awarded Seixas, 6—l, 6—4, 4—6, 6—l. ; Bauer Hagge in the balloting to the outstanding woman ama- multiple offense his Michigan \ by 172 writers and broadcasters. The tempermental Hoad, tend- State teur athlete. Hereafter a sep- ing strictly the business teams have used so effec- The attractive Lakewood, poll to at tively against squad arate will be conducted to hand, chopped Flam, 6—2, the Rebel < Calif., housewife received 85 determine the down coached by Guepe . winner. 6—3, 6—3; Art of Van- first-place votes and a total of Mrs. Zaharias. who died last derbilt. 350 points the basis of three September, Now the Aussies need to win on ; was named on 36 of only Working with McDonald in ; for first, for tomorrow's doubles or one two second and one' the ballots because of her long of the North backfleld : Hagge, courageous the remaining two singles to will be Len for third. Mrs. whose and battle against cup ’' "* retain the they won at For- / Dawson, a passing master from 1956 record in golf was almost cancer, * • as although i In* W *, she was not ac- est Hills last year. Purdue; Dennis Mendy of Mich- ; remarkable as Mrs. McCormick’s an tive as athlete in 1956. The Americans’ task is next WALLY MERZ’ CHRISTMAS PRESENT—WaIIy gift, held by Nurse Marilyn McCleod. igan State at halfback and in diving, polled 22 firsts and 139 Mrs. McCormick is the wife of Merz, sr., co- Jimmy points. to impossible. They conceded Mcrz, jr., son of the star end for the Colorado Uni- captain of the Buffaloes, willbe in against Harris of Oklahoma at jan ‘airline flight engineer who Rosewall action fullback. also is her and Hoad the doubles versity football team, weighed in at 8 pounds 1 ounce Clemson in the Orange Bowl game next Tuesday.— Althea Gibson Third coach. Mother of a even before the challenge round Guepe planned 9-month-old son, she yesterday morning in Miami. It a fine Christ- AP Wirephoto. to counter place balloting announced got under way. was punch Third In the her retirement from competition with a backfield of Van- Gibson, Only once before in Davis Cup inas presentfor_hisdad , who admires his favorite dy's Don Orr quarterback. went to Althea New after the Olympics. She has at player up competition has a team come Mississippi’s York tennis who ran been diving since 1946. She won Ed Crawford and long string back from a 0-2 deficit and won a of tournament vic- both the Olympic springboard Wake Forest’s Bill Barnes at tories in year-long, world-wide the cup. That was in 1939 when halfbacks and Miami's All- a and platform diving champion- tour that took her from India the Americans won the first two Brother Herman Dead; Amcrica Don Bosseler at full- ships at Helsinki in 1952 and re- Is singles westward to Australia. She re- but the Aussies rebounded back. ( j peated at Melbourne. She also behind Adrian WIN, ceived 108 points. the Pan American Quist and Jack LOSE OR won Games Game Rules Modified Bromwich and won the doubles Tied for fourth place with 60 titles in 1951 and 1953 and has First Coach of Babe Ruth points each Shelley Mann, and both remaining singles. The South has six of were been defeated won the 1 only twice since team, previous eight games, sponsored * Olympic butterfly swimming This United States how- DRAW By FRANCIS STANN BALTIMORE, Dec. 26 (/P).— Brother Herman indoctrinated 1952. ever, entertain such hope. by Temple champion from Arlington, Va., can no A solemn high requiem mass 1 the Bambino in baseball. Ruth the Mahi to raise 1 Mrs. Hagge, 22 and a golf pro Rosewall will be funds for the Shrine’s crippled and Shirley Fry, National and since she and Hoad were head offered tomorrow for] was sent to the school after the j was 16, won eight tour- and shoulders thefr oppo- Herman, children’s hospitals. One game Wimbledon tennis champion. year, over Brother the first base- of his mother. naments during the includ- nents. Their victories pure- dearth ended in a tie. Golfers Patty Berg and Wiffl ing champion- were ball coach of the late Babe Ruth. Later, at his confirmation, the women’s PGA ly routine. Well—Take Mantle Brother Herman, who died In an attempt to try to insure . Smith followed and Mildred Me ship. She set a money-winning Ruth took Brother Herman's Daniel, Olympic high jumper, True, Seixas caused a flurry of MOST among Christmas eve after a long ill- his middle a close game. Director Andy j record by collecting *20,235. Her A YEAR AGO THE PERCEPTIVE us would name as name. The eighth. Betty Cuthbert, excitement when he decided to ness, was 75. friendship Gustafson, University of Miami was scoring average of 74.74 strokes considered mite in the head if, per- two continued their sprinter throw caution to the winds in the have been a touched Funeral services will be held after Ruth entered professional coach, modified the rules so that Australian who won per round was second only to Mantle, Bobby three Olympic gold medals, beat Berg’s third set of his match with Rose- chance, it was predicted that Mickey Morrow, at 10 a.m. in Mount St. Joseph’s baseball. Ruth died in 1948. the team trailing at any time Miss 74.57. wall. He won the set. but it was Preparatory School Chapel, with during the will be able out Skater Tenley Albright for The poll leaders, with first- Patterson, Frank Gifford and Don Larsen become Brother Herman entered the game to 1 a desperation measure. He tried Floyd would burial in New Cathedral Ceme- ninth. place votes and total points on Xaverian order at Mount St. receive the kickoff even after 1 the same strategy in the fourth the most newsworthy people in sports. Oh, the potential was tery. 'Joseph’s in 1896. He bom just scoring. As a result of winning the a 3-2-1 basis; was poll, set and hit a stone wall. Brother Herman had lived at ; William Bahr Mrs. McCormick will re- lots Ptfi there. It’s just that... at Fort Laramie, A crowd of about 45,000 is ex- ( Pat McCormick, diving 85 350 Completely outplayed in the the school ceive two important trophies—- Hagge. golf since his retirement IWyo. pected. The contest will not be Marlene 22 138 first two sets, Seixas began hash- Well, take Mantle. Here was a young man with a life- six years ago. the Fraternal Order of Eagles- Althea Olbson. tennis 14 108 He entered St. Brother Herman was once a televised but will be broadcast Shelley Mann, swimming 8 60 ing in Rosewall’s Frederick G. Miller award, and : Shirley Fry. tennis on services in time batting average Os only .298. Suddenly he went crazy. Agnes Hospital two weeks ago. ;10-second man in the 100-yard ' 5 60 over the Mutual network. (No Patty Berg, golf 4 35 the fourth and banging the ball at St. Mary’s the Babe Dldrikson Zaharias Wiffl Smith, golf .353, plus It was Industrial dash and had coached football, Washington outlet will carry the . 3 24 right feet. He won the Triple Crown with a batting average of sight Trophy. i Mildred McDaniel, track 4 15 back at Little Ken’s School—within of the hos- basketball and baseball at a game.) The kickoff is for |Betty Cuthbert.