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Jeff Cravath Resigns USC Coaching Job No Immediate Plans; U. Of Minnesota Post Holds 'No Interest' LOS ANGELES (Pi Jeff Cravath resigned as head football coach at the University of South ern California Wednesday. Cravath said he had no immedi ate plans afoot, Answering one sp.cific query, he said he was "not interested" in the job at Min nesota, left vacant by the resigna tion of Bernie Bicrman. Cravath's sessii with Dr. Ered Fag? Jr., president of USC, and others followed a "secret meeting" last night at which the alumni group voted to A'quest Cravath's resignation and arrange to buy up his contract. Specufcition, most of it on the hasty side, on Cravath's successor included such names as Paul Brown, coach of Ihe Cleveland Browns pro club; .lordan Olivar of Loyola of Los Angeles; Bud Wilkin son of Oklahoma, and as often tossed about in recent years, the name of Frank Leahy of Noire Dame. "I regret with all my heart to leave my alma mater as football coach," said Cravath. "I holll no animosity toward Southern Califor nia, or any of its officials, how ever, and I sincerely wish my successor whoever he may be the very best or luck." The job, wilh i major football institution, carries an attractive salary. Cravath will be paid nearly $.10,000 for the two years remain ing in his contract. His nine-year regime, wilh a rec ord of 54 wins, 28 losses and eight ties, ended yesterday when he re signed, effective Jan. 1, in the wake of Troy's most disastrous season. Ihe team won two, tied two ami lost five. Cravalh indicated he will lake his time about deciding on his fu ture. Friends believe he may enter private business here, unless an at tractive coaching offer develops Dr. Fagg and Cravath expressed good will toward each other and ramnim reaction seemed mined. Players, students, and alumni j all-lime high of last year accord SDoice highly of Cravalh as a friend ' ing to an Associated Press survey, and coach, said Ihey were sorry to see him go but guessed that "un der the circumstances" it was best for him and Troy. o SPORTS o 6 The Newi-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Thuri., Dee. 21, 1950 (fif.A Tthphotoi AND THEN THE LIGHTS WKNT OUT-Thta was tiie brmnninK of the end lor Dave Whillock (left) of San Francisco as he misses with ft left. Light-Heavyweight Champion Joey Maxim of Cleveland, O., glides under with a hard right to the body, then quickly followed with a left and short right to the chin that put Whitlocic away for the count. The action rams In the fourth round of their scheduled 10-round non-title bout at San Francisco's Winterlaud. College Football Attendance Drops Only Slightly From Last Year's Top By JACK HAND NEW YOKK (PI College football attendance held up sur lion in attendance wilh M)l,.'22 for six games at its !)7,()oo-seat stad iuin. But the Wolverines were hurt Groza's Toe Figured Advantage For Browns CLEVELAND iPi .Maybe early bettors have Louis R. (the Toe) Groza in mind when they rata Cleveland a three-point edge over the Los Angeles Hams for Sun doy's pro football title game here. When you talk in terms of three point football margins, Cleveland Browns' fans think in terms of (Jrnia. The 235 pound tackle has hooted 15 three-pointers in 21 tries this season and set a new National football league record for field goals. There's a prospect of more scor ing next Sunday than there was last Sunday when liu kicked two field goals to enable the Browns to whip the New York Giants 8-3 in the NFL's American conference play-off. But once again a few points may be. decisive. The Rams have a speedy, flashy offense that darted to nine new league records this campaign as Ihey topped Ihe Nalionai confer ence. But the Browns' excellent llefense and the sub-freeing weather ran he counted on to slow tpe scoring pace of the wes! coast Michigan Leads Nation rluh. 1 Michigan, as usual, led Ihe na- looioa. " : at the gale, declining from their pnsingly well m 11150, dropping oft f , only J.5 percen a game ironi me ; . . oer value. Ohio Sjate was second in the lt.S league baseball was off 14 per- nallun '" M-" an '" nave con( nau more excrpi lor me on 'am Ihe East and Far West, where l"a' almost obliterated Ihe ilich lelcvision lakes its diepest bite, . 'Kn game, Nov. 25 They sold suflered severe setbacks but a 45W seats and only 50,503 -showed sharp increase in the Southwest j "P- held up the overall average. The! California had another sood year Midwet was up slightly and the i with 358,000 paying to see their South dipped about 3 percent, close unbealen champs in seven home to Ihe national trend. j games. Rut Stanford and Soutnern llelurns from 89 schools, cover- California look terrific lacings at ing 443 home 'games showed today I the gale. Rain ruined Stanlord's thai ihe major collegians played chances of a sellout for the Army lo average crowds uf 2(1,673 last I game with only 40,000 on hand, fall as compared to 27,051 in l4H 1 The figures ranged Item 30,744 m the Midwi;sl and 35.8(18 in Ihe Soitli wesl to 19,807 in Ihe Ki.sU Far Wist Tak Drop The Southwest average was up II percent, the Midwest i percent and all the others dropped from the South s 3 percent to 10 pel c ent in Ihe East and 12 percent in tne Far West. Poor weather, particularly t h e 1 at late November snow and wind ! storms, hurt the gale in (lie Mid-1 west and East, but most schools j were inclined to blame television . competition. ! In the Suuthwcst, live telecasts are permitted only when a tame is an assured sellout in advance. Many of Ihe Midwest schools, with the exception of Notre Dame, did not televise. Lem's Music Team Wins First Half Industrial Bowling Jem's Music repair won the first hall Industrial bowling league championship last night at the howling alley, but not without a struggle. The champs finished the regular first half play deadlocked with Wil son's Molars of Myrtle Creek, so the two teams rolled a playoff game. I.em's won by 93 pins. The ten nign Dowiers in tne ursi half competition are as follows: John Donovan, 174: Ted Shirtcliff (Wilson's Molara. 172; Verne Bou- cock (Elks 328), 172; Harold Taylor (Huddleston's), 171; V. Chapin Wil son's), 167; Ted Buettner (Lems), Ki7; P. Slutlon, 1K3; Jim Betley (Vets hospital), 163; J. Esberg (Umpqua dairy), 162; V. Nordling (Jovin's). Iti2. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Pt Lem's music 32 13 42 Wilson's 20 16 U F.lks 326 28 17 38 Jovin Brake 24 21 32 Imp dairy 23 22 32 Vc-ls 21 24 28 lluddleston's 22 23 28 Rsbg L'ndry 21 24 27 I.entz 21 24 27 RPOE 20 25 26 FOE 15 30 21 Lions 13 32 17 Yonealla Quint Whips Creswell Squad, 41-22 Yoncalla's basketball quint gave further notice Tuesday night that they are not to be considered lightly in league play this year. The Eagles whipped Creswell 41-22 at Yonealla. It was no contest from the start. They limited the Creswell crew to two points in the first quarter and an additional four in the second. The half ended 21-6. At the third quarter mark it was 31-15 in Yon calla's favor. Gerald Rust, a six-foot-five cen ter, made just one less point than the entire Creswell team. He made 21 points on nin field goals and three free throws. The jayvees previewed the var sity game by trouncing the Cres well juniors, 4!Ct0. New Douglas County Cage League Formed Under AAU By GEORGE CASTILLO News.Rtview Sports Writer A new basketball league hai I ten created in Douglas county. It is called the Umpqua Valley AAU league and has cornered most of the available basketball material not in ip or college competition. It consists of eight jM"1- he winner in the league is to vie with the winner from CSos county for a birth in the Amateur Athletic union state playoffs. The teams in the league w(J! play under surveillance of the AAU which has a strict amateur code. The season will be launched Wednesday Dec 27. A series of , two behemoths named Jack articles on the new born teams j Loomis and Bob Bowling, both six- ana ineir players win ioiiow in tne ; teet seven-inches tall. Ram Gridders Confident But Admirers Fearful LOS ANGELES (.Pi The Los Angeles Rams are confident but j tneir most aroeni anmirers are fearful today as they fly away to Cleveland for Sunday's battle with Ihe Browns for the Nalionai Foot ball league title. Coach Joe Stydahar, 32 players, officials and newsmen make up a party of 56 leaving at noon aboard a chartered Cnilcd Air Lines plane. A nonslop flight of about seven: hours will get them lo Ohio. Stydahar, already acclaimed as rookie coach of Ihe year fur shep herding Die Rams to their second straight National conference title, exuded nothing but pessimism, Beating the Chicagu Bears last Sunday for Ihe conference title on a last field, perfect for the Rams' terrific aerial game, was one thing. But meeting Cleveland in the Browns' own park, under condi- ! lions of col'.l and probably snow or slush, is "something else," said ' Jumbo Joe. The odds makers here have made j the Clevelanders three point favorites. Basketball Scores 71. Enjoy Choicest BOTTLED INBOND STRAIGHT BOURBON y j ,7 COI.I.KtlK IMMKKIItAlX By Tin Associated Pre hi Washington 1. PIHehurgh M, Illjtiot 71, Washington Stale 4fl Easti-i n Uiegiiii 7it, Southern Idaho I-ewli 8 Clark M, Southern Oregon a atk 71. Colorado ArVM .17 Piiaji'l Smiml .VV Whitman M. Collrjf of Pacific til. Pacific t'niv 40. Miiiitaiia Knttern Washington M. Weber tlMahj J, C. t4, Yakima Val le J. C. ftH. Olvmpic illretnerton) J. C. 53, Lot A ii (f lei CC SI. ( ohnnhia ttt. Tulane M. Northweilem 7, Hue I. VIManova Oil, North Carolina State ftl. Syracuse tU. Temple 6. Navv 5t. HulKrr 49, Ann Hft. Ithaca 37. California Hti. Taylor 40 West Vliguua i. George Washington 66. Brfgh.im Young 79, Indiana Slate M. I-ouiivllle 7n, Win & Mary 47 F.aM Kenlxn ky Bft, Norlh Carolina 62. Purdue 7:t. Prnn 4 Arkanaa 4!i, MiftMntitppi 3.1. Idaho Slate college 6ft, Colorado Mine M. AriTnna fl.'I. Texan Western .12. Western Montana 71, nicka 6.1. Boxer Suffers Injury From Knockout Loss NEW YORK , f.P) Al (Sonny Boy) West, a 21-year-old Nprto boxer from Washington, D. C. hov ered in "very critical convlition" today after a knockout loss t o young lYrcy Rassett of Thiladel plna lust nihl at Si. Nicholas arena. Surgeons performed an emer gency brain operation on t h t stricken lightweight who was car ried unconscious from Ihe ring af ler failing to respond to stimu lants. West was losing but still ap peared strong until Bassett tagged him with a straight right to the head after 29 seconds of the seventh round of a schedule! ten. On the cards of all three officials West had won only one round. Referee Harry Kbbels also had one even. Soiiny Boy, moving backward as he was hit, fell flat on his back, his head hitting the ring canvas with a thump. He did not regain consciousness. Villanova Stops Wolfpack Star In 68-61 Conquest By The Aitoclittd Prtu .Slop Sam Ranzino and you pretty well stop the powerlul Nonn Carolina Stale basketball team. That's what Villanova (6-0) did last night in a battle of unbeaten fives. Deadeye sophomore Larry Hennessey .poured in J3 points in leading the Philadglphians to a 68-61 victory at Raleigh. Ranzino scored only 11 points un der the careful gurading of a not hi r ! Villanova sophomore. 5 toot 10 inch ; Shorty (ilassnnre. The WoilpacK ace had been averaging 24 points a game. j The Wolfpark (7-1) ranki third nationally in the Associated Press poll. i Another Southern conference power, North Carolina, also lost its ' first game. Eastern Kentucky wal- j loped the previously-beaten Tar Heels, W2, ; Purdue forgot three straight de feats and trimmed visiting Peun ' 73-64. There went another unbeaten j record. John Dermody tossed in 20 i for Purdue. j Army drubbed Ithaca C!)37, for its second straight, and Navy caught liulgrrs in the last 20 sec-: onds, 53-4!). Dave Mtillaney tossed in the clincher and Chin McDo nough added the extra insurance. Tall Mark Workman scored 44 points as West Virginia (6 0) routed George Washington, 9.V66. Another southern power, Murray Ftak (80), came from behind to Edge Beloit, 80-78. Garrett Be. shear, 28-year-old soph center, sparked the winners with 28 points, 21 in the vital second half. rsews-rleview. It wilt incune a pic lure of the pre season talent of the three Rosehurg teams and Myrtle Creek, Riddle, Sutherlin and Oak land. Starting in our own backyard, the K and M basketball squad shows great potentialities. It is made up of players with both ex perience and height. All but two of the eight men on the roster have had college experience and the team averages over six-feet-one, with two skyscraping giants standing six-seven. The team is sponsored by Gene Krewson of Rosehurg and Goose Mardin of Sutherlin thus the nume K and M. Four guards have turned out for Ihe squad. They are Sandy Moore, Rob Michaels, Shorty Wallace and (lair Thomas. Moore is 25, stands five nine-and-a-half and weighs 175. lie was an all-round athlete at Marshfieid high school and was an all-dislrict guard, lie played with the University of Washington fieshman team. He can shoot with either hand with accuracy. Bob Michaels is 27, five-ten and weighs 175. He was a De Pauw university guard and played var sity on the University of Colorado quintet. He's quick and alert and a master of (he fast-break. Shorty Wallace is 26, weighs 160 and stands five-ten. He played high school ball at Toledo, Wash. He is excellent at selling up plays and is reliable on long shots. Cair Thomas, one of the young est men on the squad, is 22. He's , five-ten and weighs 160. He got his 1 experience as a star guard for ! Springfield high school. One of the ; best defensive players on the I squad, he's a tiger under t h e boards, but his offensive play is er i latic. j When the team started looking ; for centers. Ihey made sure Ihere were no giants, except in fairy tales. The best Ihey rould do was Loomis is one of John Wairen's proteges from Ihe University of Oregon. He's 24 and weighs 215. lie played with both the freshmen and varsity at Ihe University and got his prep experience t Rose hurg high school. One of his at tributes besides height is an amaz ingly accurate hook shot just out side the key. Judging from his pre season p formance he should be one of tiie hottest scorers in the league. In one game he sank 28 poinls. Bowling, also six-seven, is 28, wrighs 195, and was a two-year letterman at Santa Clara univer sity. He covers the boards like a blanket and is a good scorer. He alternates between center and for ward. The forwards are Roy Baugh rnan and Bill Benson. Baughnian manages the squad and plays a hard game as well. He's 26, six-one and weighs 175. During his service days, he was a varsity letterman at St. Olaf's in Norlhfield. Minn. Benson, the other young man on tl e team, is 22, six-three and 195 pounds, fie played for RHS and the Oregon State Rooks. HuskiesOGarner Victory No. 6 Over Pittsburgh By Thi AMacUUd Pr.M Washington's Huskies market' up victory No. 6 last night a 74-35 conquest of Pittsburgh. In the Mid west, Washint.on Slate's Cougais got a merciless 71-48 beating by Il linois. The two teams were the only ; Northern division coast conference I qiijjitets lo see action. Only Oe is ! scheduled to take the 'or tonight Idaho's potent Vandals moving Itnlo enemv territory against Utah Slate. Contrary to the prious nijht when the weaving Pittsburgh at t a c k befuddled the Huskies throughout the first half, Washing ton took control of last night's en counter right from the start. Half, time score was 2916. frank Guisness spearheaded the Washington attack and led "both teams in scoring with 19 points, 14 in the final half. It was the undefeated Huskies' final appearance of 1950. Washington State, whether weary from their road trip or be cause of the Illinois power, fell apart in the second half. They trailed only 28-22 at the intermis sion. Illinois, paced by Bob Peter son and Don Dunderlage, scored 43 points in the final period nearly as much as the Cougar game total. Peterson picked up 19 points, Sunrierlage 18. to lead both teams in the scoring parade. Seymour Sluurmans lopped WSC with 13. tSHOP NOW AT The Toggery WHITE SHIRTS Collar Styles Drw Dart OPEN EVENINGS Arden Por UNTIL 8:30 Sleev Length 32 lo 3 S3 a Comae in and sec tine Kew Sil vcrimi ivei-sarr IPonirdfisacB FIRST FORWARD NEW HAVEN (.V Many have caiined the honor of throwing the first football forward pass, but Vale athletic officials say Walter Camp was Ihe first. Against Princeton in 187IS, C a m p was lackled and tossed Ihe ball lo Thompson before he hit Ihe ground. Princeton protested, but the ref eree allowed (lie pass alter flipping i a coin. Yale repealed against the same foe in 1883. East, West Grid Teams Visit Shrine Hospital SAN FRANCISCO (.V) The Shrine East and West football teams took time out yesterday from scrimmage for their Dec. 30 battle to visit the kids who will benefit from their gridiron efforts. Both squads went to the Shrine hospital for crippled children. They spent several hours meeting the handicapped youngsters whose medical care is provided by the gate receipts from the game some $100,000 net. Each player was assigned a "niece or nephew" and both Ihe children and their new "uncles" spent a happy morning getting acquainted. In the afternoon, practice sched ules were resumed. Why take less than the best... when it costs so little! 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