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Bif Kick! Fan* Six The Bet: Danville, Yd., Friday, November 18, 1949 tion of Hart, * resident of.Turtle DROUGHT CUTS DEER FOOD Homecoming Game Ohio State And Hail Named For Creek, Pa. Hart Is expected to be v WASHINGTON---^)—The Na- present January 10 at the club's, tional Park Service says deer, elk Michigan Match Maxwell Trophy annual dinner when the trophy' and other .animals that winter oh will be presented. '.'•,- •".;•.-• the lower ranges of Yellowstone G. W. Host To Craddock In Final Sports Roundup Park will have less feed this year Similar Offenses PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IB:—{#) -Bell/said Hart was 'a greater because, of lack of rain in April -By- —If. the Maxwell Memorial Foot- player.'among great players on a •and May..- ; •-. • , •,••:. • •,,..'. ; .:: . ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 18.— ball Trophy selections are any in- Notre Dame team that some day Home TilUast For dication,; the lineman is coming may be classed as one of the top HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR. (£>)—Ohio State and Michigan teams of all time." match strikingly similar offenses into his own. Ik At final hone fane of th* •ppewinc* here of IS graduating Leon Joseph Hirt, Notre Dame 'The Irish/ co-captain is an all- here tomorrow in a Big Ten foot- around performer. He is the hub •cam wfctefc also marks the list seniors, George Washington High : end who was named college player School, tangles with Craddock NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—(£>)—Tony Lavelli, the old Yale basketball ball showdown. • '' of the year by the Maxwell Club of the Notre Dame defense and a High of Portsmouth at League Blue who Li somewhat better looking than handsome Dan, has signed The Buckeyes will throw a single yesterday, is the second consecu- runner who-could be used in the Park tonight at 7:30 o'clock—half a double-barreled contract with the Boston Celtics as a basketball and wing offense against Michigan's tive lineman chosen for the honor. fullback slot. 'He- is a vicious hour earlier than usual. accordion player. He'll make » minimum of-16 appearances duplicate with the Big Ten title Chuck Bednarik, University of blocker and: * glue-fingered pass Let us It will be GW's homecoming in various National Basketball Association cities, playing his.stomach and a possible Rose Bowl assign- Pennsylvania. ..center now playing receiver. game, a featured'event being pre- steinway between halves. .... If Branch Rickey ever hears about ment in the balance. with the Philadelphia Eagles : in At the NFL's draft meeting last sentation of "homecoming queen," that, he'll likely fire organist Gladys Godding and make Ralph Branca A sell-out crowd of 97,239 will the National Football League, was week, Hart was named the No. 1 Miss Charle Helen Ellison, and her croon the musical accompaniment at Ebbets Field Next move be on hand to see which team has selected last year. All the previous choice of the Detroit Lions. He steer you attendants, Misses Peggy is for some other club to hire Petrillo to play defense against Lavel- the players to make the plans 11 Maxwell; trophy winners were has indicated he. may decide to church and Roberta Powers, to the li One proposal to come up at the Professional Golfers Asso- work. • '..-..• backs. Jlay pro ball next season. -Bif Kick! fan*. The queen will be formally ciation convention at Mid-Pines is to bar prexy George Schneiter 1 from all tournaments except the.PGA championship and the Mas- With the return of Half back Leo The Maxwell Club was formed in straight f crowned at the homecoming dance Koceski after a month's idleness memory of Robert (Tiny) Maxwell, The National Geographic Society V/e get a big kick out of watch- Saturday night in the G. W..gymn. ters. .... When Bo McMillin pulled out the "bonus" slip in the National Football League draft for Detroit', they say his face lit up because of . four cracked ribs, Philadelphia sportswriter icUled in says the Belgian Congo produces ing man when they first see our The Cardinals .are close to top Michigan has an extra-sharp weap- an automobile accident In the early new "Gold Ribbon Group" strength and, despite a none too like a Christmas tree and he whispered one word—"Hart." .... 1920's. 60 per cent of the world's output of Immediately the wheels began to turn to assure Leon Hart, an en- on at the wingback spot. The same suitt and topcoats. And they favorable, record this season, rule is true at left half, where Chuck Club President Bert Bell said uranium. ' • slight favorite. gineering student, an adequate non-football job in Detroit. ' get a big" kick When they first * * * Ortmann: passes and runs, and there was little debate in the selec- sw the prices. Best The Craddock Admirals arrived fullback with plunging Don Dufek. here last night and today engaged THE MAN WHO DIDN'T COME Ohio State has fought to. a posi- buys in the land at in « light workout. Adding to his other headaches in preparing for tomorrow's tion jsf best offensive unit in the most potent in'the Big ten. SMART GLASSES This is the- second ,season the climactic tussle with/Pitt, Coach Joe Bedetik of Penn State reports conference with a fast backfield, , With that is combined an excel- ON EASY TERMS Admirals have played in Group I the receipt of this letter from the mother of a Penn State student; built. around the .sophomore whiz; lent pass, defense unit, a fact that competition and their record this "Last year our dinner party was spoiled when Pitt beat us, 7-0. I Vic Panowicz, and the passing tal- bodes no good for the brilliant Ort- year again show* they perhaps have • wonderful party .planned this year, and Sonny has asked ents of.Pandel Savic. mann since his receivers nave been need additional experience before all his friends, so please don't let Pitt beat us this time." Observers feel the two teams are spotty all season. being considered a strong threat **,.*• - . about. evenly matched on the . Whatever the outcome, Michigan to tht larger Group I teams. SHORTS AND SHELLS ground. If this is the case, the em- is sure of one mark. The sellout Last season, after stepping up You can give Michigan's Fritz Crisler an assist on Oregon State's phasis will be on the aerial game crowd will boost total Michigan at- into the higher classification, Cra- upset win over Michigan State last week. .... When Forrest Evash- where Ohio has a sligtit edge. tendance for the season to 77.7,482, aufman dock managed to win only three evski turned down the Oregon State job last year, Crisler recom- Savic has. two fine "receivers in erasing the 1946 mark of 652,879, games out of a nine-game schedule. mended another Michigan State assistant, Kip Taylor, as one of the Dick Schnittker and Ralph Arm- and will provide a home season Coach Vemon Barnes was count- smartest coaches around. Kip took the job and then took it but strong, the trio has operated to record of 563,363, bettering the ing on a better showing this year on his old boss, Biggie Munn Imperial Hanover, the Colt make the Ohio passing game the 1946 mark of 514,598. with thit experience behind them. that sold for $72,000 at the Harrisburg, Ga., auction, brought more Thui far they have played nine than, three times as much as his celebrated older brothers, Rodney LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIt games and won but two. and Egah Hover, together. The pro basketball folks tab Frank By GRAY AfUr tonight's ginat, G. W. still "Apples" Kudelka of the Chicago Stags as a real comer. Harold has on* game remaining with Steinman, former manager of Johnny Paychek and King Levinsky, Woodrow Wilson. of Portsmouth, expects to take his "skating vanities" back to Europe in April. The OH. HUE? 9URE! FKH IF YOU'RE which will be played there aext roller skating show took in some real dough there last winter MM OUT- EH? «O VflSE, Thursday. The two schpoli have THWK WE BEEN TVNff TO MHOrDOYOU WHCH mt'THEY WORK- * * * t>0 FOR NEtt&r A WEBC? ME RICH-GOOD'S played" annually on Thanksgiving CLEANING THE CUFF A HAND, WW.YOH? Day for th* past several years. Seasoned performers for the Ad- That draft "Sleeper" Branch Rickey was talking about turn- Their .used cars are the talk of mirals include Ends Tommy Kin- ed out to be Mai Millette, ex-Yankee farmhand. Fred Haney re- MIGHT AS tn» town. Yes, there is a rea- caid and Douglas Hardee; Frank ports he suddenly learned how to pitch and became slightly terrific WGlX- AINT Waff and Buck Cbffman tat guards; in the coast league. ... Ballots for the World-Telegram GETTIN'NOWHERE son why w* sold trrer one hun- "Coach of the Year" award went out to football coaches yester- HERE/ dred cars last month. Just George Daggett and Eugene Worly at tackles; Phillip Latham at cent- day. Almost everybody in Oklahoma is keeping his fingers cross- took at these prices! er; and Roy Griggs,. Joe McCten- ed hoping: Bud Wilkinson will get the votes. .... Harvard's foot- don, Dtwey Fussell and'Bill Riggs ball team punted 51 times in eight games last season and 51 times ia ,tht backfield. Kincaid drops in the first eight, thii year. But the alumni are kicking oftener If 49—CHEVROLET — Club now. Coupe, likt new. back from his tnd position to do the kicking for the team. 1f46—FORD Super Deluxe 2- Coach Wopdall stated last night Woody and Bobby Fitzgerald at WASPS FAVORED Dr., R&H, teat cortn, that his probably starting lineup ends; Ed Wrenn -and Raymond ASHLAND, Va., Nov.18.—(ff)~ would b« u follows: Gordon Davis at tackles; Stokeley Fulton Emory and Henry's Wasps' need W/S.
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