Rams Figured As Underdog . Close Game Seen ( In Monday Battle (Continued from Preced. Pg.) the Western Division title with an 6-3-1 record. I This will be Graham's sec-' ond, and final, farewell to toot balL He retired after the 1954 wars 1 but relented and returned at' Brown's urging when the club got ! off to a poor start in the pre-: league season exhibitions. Four times the Browns went down' in that period, including a 38-21 loss to the Rams. Then No. 14 re appeared in the Cleveland quart erback spot and the club returned to its normal winning ways. This is the third meeting for the championship between the two teams. Both rank as epics in a league abundant in storied con tests. la 1930. with 28 seconds in the game, mighty Lou Groza kicked a field goal to win the game for the Browns, 30-28. Botk Threats Relnra In 1951, Van Brocklin and his clutch receiver. Tommy Fear, collaborated for a 73-yard touch down past midway in the last quar ter and the Rams won, 24-17. Groza, who kicked a 52-yard field goal in the 1951 game, and the Van Brocklin-Fears combina tion are, of course, still very much I present. The Ram stock, never higher than Cleveland's, dropped this week when fullback Paul (Tank) Younger was delcared out of the game because of a neck injury, and offensive center Leon Mc Laughlin went to bed with the mumps. Stars Were Missed These breaks capped a series of mishaps that caused Ram sup porters to wonder and applaud how the club ever got into the title game. Such players as Younger, Dan Towler, Skeet Quinlan, Don Paul. Elroy Hirsch, Tommy Mc Cormick, Bob Boyd and Charley Toogood missed from three to nine games. There were no surprises in the starting offensive lineups. Brown will lead off with, a backfield of Graham, halfbacks Ray Renfro and Fred Morrison and fullback Ed Modzelewski, and ends Darrell Brewster and Dante Lavelli. Gillman starts with Van Brock- un, mi eel yuinian and rookie ; Ronnie waller at halfback and Dan Towler at fullback. Hirsch and FVnrt mr th Browns Top Statistics Cleveland's running attack, with 2,020 yards gained, has a statisti cal edge over the Rams 1,943. And Los Angeles 2,061 yards through the air is shy of Cleveland's 2, 225 yards. In six championship games, Cleveland has faced but two foes. Detroit and the Rams. The win ning count is 3-2 against the Browns. They are split with Los Angeles and lost twice to Detroit before winning the 1954 game. Uphill Grind Faces Wyoming In Sun Bowl EL PASO, Tex. OB-Wyoming's Cowboys, n addition to playing without the services of their chief wrangler, have an uphill grind to face as they put the finishing touches on the Sun Bowl game plans. When Wyoming squares off against Texas Tech here Jan. 2 in the2nd annual Sun Bowl battle, the Skyline Conference member will find the following disadvan tages: ' 1. Their red hot cowboy from Brooklyn, Joe Mastrogiovanni, will not be in action. Mr. M. is out with an aching knee and will not participate in Wyoming's first ap pearance in the Sun Bowl. He provided the Wyoming passing, kickoffs, extra points and field goals and did the quarterbacking during the regular season. Lighter Squad 2. They will be lighter than Tech by about 25 pounds to the man on the line. Tech is expected to start a forward wall that averages out about 206, while Wyoming is expected to average around 182 up front. 3. They will be meeting a team that has lot of "showing" to do and one that" is looking for a chance to improve on its poor record in the Sun Bowl. In four previous appearances in the game, Tech has won only once, beating College of the Pacific 25-14 In 1952. And When the dopesters start looking over auch a set of facts as that, Tech is placed as about a two-touchdown favorite to im press the Southwest Conference. Acceptance Wanted This business of impressing the Southwest Conference, by the way. may be entering into the picture a great deal. Tech missed ad mittance to the big conference ny only one vote this year and would like nothing better than a solid Sun Bowl victory to show the doubting Thomases that it is ready for the big time. The Red Raiders, however, showed many the. were strictly top drawer on the first game of the season this year whan they upset Texas. Tech finished out the season with a 7-2-1 record and won the Border Conference title for the fourth time in the last five years. Net as Impressive Wyoming, fielding one of the smallest major college teams in lk jtAiintrv fmtnM fhrnllffh with A good 7-3 season, but. wasn't oo the whole quite so impressive as Tech. Wyoming, also in the midst of an athletic expansion program, finished in a tie for third place in the Skyline Conference standings. The only common foe the two teams have met this season was Houston. The Buffs dropped Tech 7-t ana wnippea Wyoming jo-m. T' Kids Work on Achievement Program Earl Harker, boys' gym instructor at the Salem YMCA is shewn checking a groan ef Salens lads prior to entrance in the National YMCA Athletic Achievement program. All Salem YMCA hoys are to undergo a three-month period ef training, after which they will compete in five national events against boys from approximately 200 other Y'l throughout the country. The events are designed to determine physical fitness. Boys are put into special exponent classes at the start of the program, on the basis of their height, age a nd weight They compete against other hoys In the same classes. National, area and local awards will he given for high tesm anal .high Individual scores in each class. Football Bowl Pictures Listed for Radio, Video Football Bowls At a Glaaee . By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lineup of post-season football games, showing name of bowl, site, teams, won-lost-tied records starting time, expected attendance and radio and television arrange ments: . (times are Pacific Standard): ' Dec. 21 Shrine came. Miami. Fla. North vs. South, 8:15 p.m., 40,000, MBS radio. National Football League cham Dionshio. Los Angeles Los Ang eles - Ramsr-WcsteraConference chsmpions (8-3-1) vs Cleveland Browns, Eastern Conference cham pions (9-2-1), 1 p.m., 90,000, NBC television and radio. Dec. 31 Shrine game, San Francisco East vs West, 1:45 p.m.. 61,000, MBS radio, NBC television. Gator Bowl, Jacksonville. Fla. Auburn (8-1-1) vs Vanderbilt (7-3- 0), 10:45 p.m., 36,000, CBS radio and television. Salad Bowl, Phoenix. Ariz. Sky line Conference all-stars vs Bord er Conference all-stars, 1 p.m., 12. 000. No national television or radio. Blue-Gray, Montgomery. Ala. North vs South. 11:30 a.m., 20,000, MBS radio, NB Ctelevision. Jan. 2 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif . 1 Yankee TeXi Favored to Win In North-South Grid, Classic MIAMI, Fla. (JP) The Rebels offer a dangerous aerial threat, but greater size and speed have made the Yankees favorites by a touchdown in Monday night's annual North-South college all-star football game in the Orange Bowl. In their choice of a starting of fensive lineup, the North coaches, Bernie Crimmins of Indiana and Art Lewis of West Virginia, in dicated they would rely about equally on ground and air thrusts. Their no. 1 quarterback, Freddy Wyant of West Virginia, is an out standing passer and will have splendid receivers in such ends as Don Holleder of Army, Jim Free man of Iowa and Gene.Kapish of Notre Dame. Starting Halfbacks For the starting halfbacks Bob by Moss of West Virginia and Tom Troxell of Miami (Ohio) and full back Pat Uebel of Army. Leading the way for these run ners will be a massive line in cluding such giants as Bob Skor onskl of Indiana, Bruce Bosley and Sam Huff of West Virginia. John Miller of Boston College and Freeman, all weighing In at 230 pounds or more. "We have lots of fine linemen and good backfield speed," raid Crimmins. "This year, we might break that south jinx." The Rebels hold a (-1-1 edge in the series. Last year, they came from behind to win 20-17. Welsh Guides South Boastinc the nation's No. 1 pas ser In little George Welsh of Navy and the top receiver in Harold Burnine of Missouri, the Souut is almost sure to strike heavily through the. air. In practice. Welsh and Burnine formed a terrific passing combina tion. Welsh also had his teammate, Ron Beagle, the great Navy end as a target. If the big North linemen are suc cessful In rushing Welsh off his feet, the South also will have two fine breakaway halfbacks to pro pel them along the ground in Jack Loach of Mlajni,(Fla.) and Carl Brasell of South' Carolina. Bobby Gerrard of Georgia will start at the fullback post. UUIe But Mean "We're little but mean." com mented Wally Butts or Georgia, who. is coaching the South team along with Rex Enrlght of South Carolina. "1 figure there'll be sev eral touchdowns scored, and it looks like a tossup to me." The game, starting at 1:15 p.m. (PST) will be broadcast national ly by Mutual. There will be no television. A crowd of 40,000 Is expected. i Alabama's football team includes nine seniors, 16 juniora and 19 sophomores. mill) m HI tv VI' UCLA (9-1-0) vs Michigan State (8-1-0), I p.m., 100,000 NBC radio and television. Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. Okla homa UO-0-01 vs. Maryland (10-0-0), 11:00 a.m., 76,062, CBS radio and television, v Sugar Bowl, New Orleans Georgia Tech (8-1-1) vs Pittsburgh (7-3-0), 11 a.m., 82,985, ABC radio land television Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Tex. Tex as Christian (9-1-0) vs Mississippi (9-1-0), 11 a.m., 75,504, NBC radio and television. Sun-BowL El-PasaJTex. Texas Tech (7-2-1) vs Wyoming (7-3-0), 1:30 p.m., 15,000, regional radio, no television. Tangerine Bowl, Orlando. Fla. Juniata (Pa.) (8-04) vs. Missouri Valley (Mo.) 8-1-0), 5 p.m.. 12,000, no radio, no television. Prairie View Bowl, Houston, Tex. Prairie View (7-2-1) vs Tennes see A.&I. (7-2-0). 12 p.m., 10,000, ; local radio, no television. Jan. 7 Senior Bowl, Mobile, Ala.-North vs South, 11:30 p.m., 36,000, no radio, no television. ,. JaaVlf " Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Western Conference all-stars, of National Football League, vs Eastern Con ference all-stars, 1:45 p.m., 50. 000. "C" IS FOR CAPTAIN CLEVELAND I -American Hockey League captains wear "C" on their sweaters. They are Enio Sclisizzi of Buffalo, Jackie Gordon of Cleveland, Obie O'Brien of Her shey, Pa., Frank Mathers or Pita burgh, Andy Branigan of Provi dence and Gordon Tottle of Spring field, Mass. Sclisizzi is playing his first season for Buffalo. Harry Smith of Cleveland aver aged 199 for 24 games to win the Michigan match gams title. His total was 4777. Well, It's V( A- y ; ... " f V - V ; v. jv,. z) .. i , ' i , .. J ' :y- i ! w;f ' t " , ' .1 " ' .' ) ,.."" , - .!.- ' - : ' :. ;.: ' ;;: , -i i n ii i i - ......... LOS ANGfcLfcS The Cleveland Browns arrived la Lee Aageles Saturday nad were greeted by a drixzle. Despite the rain, they expressed Jay ever leaving the anew and ice In the Midwest Weatherman hints of clear akles Monday whea Brawns meet the Los Aageles Rams la the chaaa pionsbls playoff game. Left to right are Mike McCerauch, Del faul, Bab Gala, Dos Cele, Jobs band ussy aas rete Brewster. I State Tourney Here in June The annual Oregon State Trap shooting tournament, one of the outstanding state meets in the nation, ir to be held here next June, it was announced Saturday by Gordon Hull, president of the Salem Gun Club. Dates (or the tournament are June 7-8-9-10, and it will be held under the auspices of the Pacific International Trapshooting Asso ciation. The state meet waa held in Portland this year and drew a very large field of gunners. Over 200 are expected to shoot in the 1956 tournament here. Hull also announced that the Grand Pacific tournament, held at Medford this year, is to be staged at Reno, Nev., on June 20-24 in 1956. Coach List Eyed By Wake Forest WAKE FOREST, N. C. (VP) The Wake Forest college athlet ic council Friday set up a special committee to screen candidates for the college's head football coaching Job. - - The vacancy was crested Thursday when the college board of trustees accepted the resigna tion of coach Tom Rogers. The committee which will screen the oandidates will make Jta recom mendation directly to the trus tees. One mentioned prominently as s possible choice for the job was Put Preston, a former star tackle at the school and an AH Amer lean at Duke in 1943. Preston re signed si athletic director the same day that Rogers gave up the head coaching reins, but the trustees deferred action on Pres ton's resignation Thursday, WHO CLIPPED? MUSKEGON. Mich, ufl The umpire called a clipping penalty in a football game between two Muskegon high school freshmen teams. While both teams waited anxiously (or the umpire to point out the culprit, the official gasped: "My gosh! I can't remember who clipped whom." So they started the play all ever again. Better Than the Snow lAX Wlrepheto; N. CState Dixie Favorite Oregon State Draws ' Wolf pack in Opener RALEIGH. N C. Unbeat en North Carolina State, the na tion's second . rsnked basketball power, has been given the familiar role of favorite for the seventh annual Dixie Classic Basketball Tournament which opens here Thursday. - The Wolfpack, called by Coach Everett Case the fastest team he haa ever coached, face probably their toughest sledding again North Carolina, ranked No. I hi the nation, and two other North Carolina teams, Duke and Wake Forest. The four Tar Heel clubs play host to four out of state teams in the tournament which annually draws upward of 65,000 fans to Rey nolds Coliseum on the N.C. State campus. The Coliseum seats. 12,400 for , basketball. Beavers U Play The visiting teams are Min nesota, Oregon State. Wyoming and Villanova. Minnesota is play ing its second classie in a row, and last year went to the finale against State, losing 86-84 in a thriller. The opening day pairings: Minnesota versus Wake Forest at 2 p.m.: Oregon State versus North Carolina State, 4 p.m.; Due versus Wyoming at 7:30 p.m.; and North Carolina versus Villanova at 9:30 p.m., all times Eastern Stand ard. Winners of the afternoon games meet at 4 p.m., Friday in the semifinals championship bracket. The other semifinals match, at 7:30 p.m., will be between winners of Thursday night's doubleheader. Consolation games will be played Friday and Saturday. The cham pionship match will be at 1:30 Saturday night Twe Other t'abeatens Duke and North Carolina are un beaten with 6-0 and 5-0 records, respectively. Wake Forest has won five straight, including the Char lotte Carrousel Classic, after los ing three in a row. State's terrific Wolfpack has run up a string of 30 straight wina, including 12 last season. The Wolf pack has won five of six Dixie Classic titles. Duke captured the 1953 tournament. Minnesota is regarded as per haps the strongest of the four in vading teams. The Gophers have a 3-2 record, including wins over Utah snd Notrt Dame. OSC Wins Twe Oregon State, defending Pacific Coast Conference champion, has a 2 5 season record, winning its last two from Michigan and North western. Villanova la 3 2, having dropped Its last two to St. Joseph's and Duke. Wyoming has a 1-4 record. Tournament Manager Willis Cas ey said Saturday an average of 9.000 tickets has been sold for each of the three afternoon and night sessions. The 1954 tourna ment drew an estimated 65,000. Bob Zuppke Goes Home After Eight Days in Hospital CHAMPAIGN, HI, m - Bob Zuppke, University of Illinois foot ball coach emeritus, went home from a hospital Saturday, just eight days after being , felled by a severe stroke. A physician said the 76-year-old Zuppke, whose life was feared In danger a week ago, now Is In ex cellent condition. ' The former coach will be con fined to his bedroom for another week, but he is able to sit up in a chair at intervals. As Zuppke returned to hii apart ment, his housekeeper. Miss Leona Ray, was busy preparing a turkey for Christmas dinner, receiving congratulatory telegrams and an swering the telephone. "It's a real Christmas with Mr. Zuppke home again," she said. Hall of Fame bowler Junta Mc Mahoa is part owner of a 34-lane academy at Paramus, N. J. Rose Boxtl Spartans Decorate1 Tree i . LOS ANGELES Oack Daffy Daagherty (right) of Michigan State Joins hla wife aad twe MSU players In decorating the team's Christmas tree at the Haatiatea Hotel Satartay. The aqua eelo brsted Saturday night opening the hags pile ef presents froaa bona that srere stacked under the tree. The Spartans meet UCL in the Rose Bowl Jan. X. Left to right are Quarterback Jlsa Nt aewski, Ceater Joe Badacacwtkl, Mrs. Daagherty and Daagherty. (AP Wire? hot) Armchair QB9s To Get Feast In Bowl Tilts (Continued from Precede Pg. nation's top-ranking teams at his finger tips. Mythical Ctanpleaa The Orange. Sugar and Cotton Bowls all have an 11 a.m. PST kickoff while the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif., with a turnout of 100,000 in the omng, lets going at 3 p. m. The Orange Bowl at Miami pits the mythical national champion, Oklahoma, winner of39"stratght games, against third ranked Maryland with a crowd of 76.062 expected and CBS doing TV hon ors. The Sooners have been made a six-point favorite over the rival they whipped 7-0 in the same howl two years ago. The Sugar Bowl at New Or leans, with Georgia Tech a 13 point choice over Pittsburgh, will be televised by abc wnue inbi; will tarry the Cotton Bowl at Dal las, sending Texas Christian Uni versity against Mississippi in a batue of Southwest Southeastern champions. TCU Rated Favorite TCU, with the great Jim Swink in the backfield, is a seven-point favorite. The Rose Bowl attraction brings together Michigan SUte, No. na tionally, and UCLA, No. 4, with the versatile, quick hitting Mid- Westerners favored by seven points to' maintain Big Ten su premacy over the racuic coast. NBC la televising. The football season drags on through the North-South Senior Bowl game at Mobile, Ala., Jaa. 7, with no television, to the pre bowl game at Los Angeles Jan. IS when the all-stars of the pre league's rival conference tangle. This game is expected to lure S0, 000. Holiday Rest Handed Teams (Continued from Preced. Pg.) Sanders dismissed his team for the weekend after Friday's rugged workout. He waa extremely pleased with the performance and said the entire program so far has been "highly gratifying la all phases. Including the desire of the men to get in and play bard foot ball." Both teams will report for prac tice Monday morning and both will bo guests of the National Football League for the title game that afternoon in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum between 'he Cleveland Browns and the Los An geles Rams. Fans Impressed West Coast observers, given un restricted opportunity to watch the Spartans drill, have been most impressed with the visitors. In comparison to the MSU outfit which defeated UCLA la the 1954 Ross Bowl game, this one see mi more relaxed, yet there is cer tainly no lack of spirit. It appears to be more evenly balanced in sixe. In contrast to the big line and smaller backs of twe years ago. And Earl Morrall, the All-America quarterback, haa made a dis tinct Impression In all departments Including field leadership which he displayed an season. Michigan SUte still Ii a slight favorite, but UCLA, the fourth ranked power in the country, has its share of supporters. Tine Table TIDES rot TAST, OSIOOJ (Cemntled by V. 8. Coait and GMdetie Survir. Portline. Ora.) Mlih Watera Law WiUn Dm. Tim Hlht time Haifhl 1:40 a.m. II tn p m. -01 144 a.m. tl 4 as a m. -oi I'M a m. I I in am. -14 4 44 a.m. IT I II a m. . T 40 a m. II T OO p.m. -I I in a.m. II 1:41 pjak -Li a as a TS 4T 1 II SI IS 14 IT 10 S4 am I II am. 11 ao a m. 10 oe a.m. IS IS a m. 111 am. 11 se a m. 11 SI a m. 4 II I:4S a m. V 4 . - 6 Statesman, Salem, Ore., Triple Tag Team Mix to Cap ; 'Ladies Night .Mat Program Participants In the six-man Australia tag team match, the feature of "Ladies' Night" at the Armory day by Matchmaker Elton Owen. event which will see Henry (Golden Boy) Lent up against Catalina In Triple DON KINDRED J alas Araaory fracas. Pilots to Face Bearcats Next PORTLAND (Special) Port land's high flying Pilots, grounded Thursday night in overtime by the smooth St Mary s Gaels, look forward to a brief Christmas rest then a rematch with the Willam ette dub that also beat the Pilots in overtime, 61-60, hree weeks ao. ' St. Mary's stacked an II point halftime lead, 40-22, only to see it trimmed as the second half ended 61-61. Lata in the extra session Mike Wadaworth's field goal gave the visitors a one-point edge when All American mention Bill San- chex sank a gifter to end scoring, 708 for the visitors. Sa aches Ltd Attack Sanchei, top man for the visitors, hit for 21 while Bob Altenhofen collected 17 for the home club. St Mary's hit over .800 from the floor while Portland connected with 24 of 67. Willamette invades the Pilot home court December 29 after beating Portland in Salem 61-60 in a game that went Into an extra session. Big gun for the Bearcats in that contest wai 6-4 forward Pete Reed from Scappoose who connected for 16. Vic Backlund, 6-2 sophomore forward, got IS. Pilot Guard Jack Scrivens led his club with 19 Another Rematch Following the Bearcat tussle. Portland rests until January 3 when another rematch, with Lewis a Clark. wiU bo held on the Pilot homo court Coach Al Negrattl's five-and-io offense proved too much for the Pioneers December 14 aa his Pilots won 71-58. Jimmy Winters led Portland with 29. Top men to date for the Pilots include Winters in total offense with 69 of 146 from the floor and 50 of 71 from the gift line. Gene Kutsch'i 95 rebounds lead at do Larry Larson's IS of 17 free throws (or an .663 percentage in that department ) 1 Grid Date Okehed For Florida-UCLA MIAMI. Fla. UTI - Permission for Florida to play a football game in the Orange Bowl In 1960 has been granted by the Univer sity of Miami. UM president Jay F. W. Pearson haa announced. This clean the way for Florida to play UCLA in the Orange Bowl that year In the rubber game of a three game aeries. Florida applied Is the Miami city commission last fall for per mission to use the orange bowi T ; " 1 for a game in a year whea Its traditional gams with Miami was scheduled in Gainesville. . . Sun., Dec 25, "53 (Sec. IK? Tuesday, were announced Satur Also, there will be a semi-windup George Drake, who is back la the Northwest following an absence of considerable length. . On one side in the tag teamer will be John Paul Henning. Scot ty Williams and Don (The Goat) Kindred. On the other win bo "Wild Bull' Savage. Buck Weaver and Maurice LaChapelle. They'll go at it in a f-of-4 tall er, with a one-hour time limit. The semi-windup involving Lens and Drake will be a 2-of-s fatter also, with a 45-mlnuts limit This one starts off the show at 1:30 p.m. Kindred and Savage created quits a stir la their mis oa last week's card, and Henning and LaCha pelle had their outs also. Which should help provide Interesting ac tion in the triple-tag scramble Tuesday. Such "triples" have al ways been wild and rugged here. and Owen plans to have extra ringside guards oa hand for this one. All women will bo admitted tree of charge Tuesday, to any seat other than the specially reserved ringsides. This is Owen's annual holidays gesture to the fern me fans. Henning won last week's Rus sian Royal here, after besting LaChapelle in a prelim engage ment Kindred was eliminated la the royal by Savage, which start ed their ruckus. Solon Critical Of Surpluses ; Distribution WASHINGTON LP Sen. Wiley (R-Wls) Saturday criticised what he called "administrative foot dragging" in the government's dis posal of food surpluses. He urged appointment of a special Whits House expediter to handle the pro gram for the benefit of "needy people at home and abroad." The Wisconsin Republican, usu ally an administration supporter, said in a statement that past and present disposal methods "will hardly make a dent" in the gov MumMt'a vast holdints of auralua food. "An overall Imaginative, bold -.1 I... J k. ,U - program, nunuuini aj ui varap mas spirit, could well result la a program that would feed the needy of the United States and the world in 1956," he aaid. "The time is long overdue to get this surplus disposal program rolling in high gear and to quit alow and halfway measures,'' ho said. Wiley aaid that last year some 62 million dollars worth of sur pluses went to needy persons Is this country and 197 million dol lars worth went overseas. He said disposal totals this year ' are lagging behind. Wiley aaid he is confident that the new aession of Congress will expand aurplua disposal programs "but in the meantime, a Whits House expediter could start the program rolling at top speed." Postmark May Seem Confusing LEWISTON. Idaho If) If a lot , of confused people get Christmas cards mailed at Seattle but post marked at Lewiston, here's how It happened: A hurried postal clerk at Seattle Tabbed some uncanceled letters. just picked up from city boxes, and routed them to Lewiatos by plan. "He probably mfstook them for preferential airmail destined for here," Ray Davis, assistant Lewis- ton postmaster said. Lewiston clerks obligingly sorted the mail, canceled It and sent 1 oa to other destinations, . ,