Lions, Browns to Meet
Dec. 27 for League Title
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By RARL WEIGHT f
New York a- The Detroit
Lions end Cleveland Browni
wm guit for ttu Nuoiui r.j ii;-
i turn chamnionshiD,' W FT Iff Iff rifwifi
Football league championship
for the second straight year,
and the rival coaches admitted
todir that the palrinf for tha
Dacmbtr IT UUa fama at
Briggs Itadiura auita thm uit
ana.
Dttroit btat tha Ban Fran
alaco Forty Miners by ena
game for a playoff for tha
waatara confarenea tltla by de
feating an inspired Naw York
Giant team, J7-18, at tha Polo
Ground! yaatarday. Tha
Browni failtd in thtir bid for
a perfect aaaion whan they
took a 42-27 walloplnf from
tha Eagles at Philadelphia. But
Cleveland had elinchad tha
aaatera confarenea crown two
week afo, winning It by J
famea with tha Eagles finish
lnf second.
Other Gamea
San Francuco beat tha Bal
timore ColU, 45-14; the Pitta-
burgh Steelera edged the
Washington Redskins, 14-11;
and the Chicago Cardinala up-
aet the Bears, 24-17, In yester
day'f other regular aeason
windupa. The Loa Angelee
Rami anded their campaign
Saturday with a 12-17 triumph
ever Green Bay.
Cleveland anded with an
11-1 record. Detroit flnlihed
with a 10-2 nark, losing two
games to tha Rams.
Tha Giants tried to and
Steve Owen's 22-year career as
New York head coach with an
upset triumph and they gave
coach Buddy Parker's Lions a
ecare. But Parker, only NFL
coach who boasts a perfect rec
ord against Cleveland, aaid
ha and hla defending chanv
plona weren't afraid of tha
Browns.
Two Happy Coaches
"We've ' beaten Cleveland
before and wa can do It
again," Parker said. "I know
they have) a food club and I'm
not underestimating t h a 1 r
ability, but they don't scare us
a bit."
Cleveland Coach Paul
Brown was In a good mood al
though tha Eaglea ruined his
bid to post the first perfect
regular season since tha Bears
won II straight In 1942. -
"We've been caught like this
before," Brown aald. "They
played great ban and deserved
to win. The important part is
that none of our boys were
hurt. - I'm glad we don't have
to go to tha coast for the title
Saa rrancisco for tha title
fame. Aa for the champion
ahlp fame, any championship
fama Is a toss-up."
Foster Resigns
As Gopher Boss
Minneapolis 4JJS Wee Fee
der resigned today aa football
eoeeh at tha University of
Minnesota.
Feeler aald ha rtaigntd to
take a posUlon aa partner and
vice-president of Minneapolis
radio elation WDGY.
Ha aald tha decision to re
sign was taken with "great
and sincere regret."
"Only an opportunity of
considerable magnitude could
make me wish to leave this
position," ha said. "Such an
opportunity has been presented."
Lucky Shot Helps
Ford Win in Mian
Over Sammy Snead
Miami, Fla., SJJ A thousand-to-one
shot, reminiscent
of Lew Wort ham's "miracle
eagle" at Chicago last August,
earned Doug Ford of Yonkera,
N Y., the Miami Open Golf
title today plus tha $2000 first
prize that goea along with it
Ford's spectacular eagle
three on the palm-tree lined
sou-yard lath hole gave him
a 67 in yesterday's final round
and a total of 272, four strokes
better than tha 276 posted by
runnerup Sammy Snead of
White Sulphur Springs, W.
Va.
The 21-year-old Ford car
omed his second shot off a tree
on tha sharply-angled ISth and
tha ball dropped Into sand un
der low hanging branches, 43
yards from tha green. Ford,
using a wedge, swung again
and tha ball skidded across a
curve on the green and into
tha cup.
Miller Wins in
Duck Pin Event
Francis Miller was weekly
single winner at the B & B
Bowling Court with a duck pin
score of 1S3 In the handicap
tourney.
In doubles, Eddie Lepper and
Chuck Neinast rolled 330 to
win $7 as weekly winners.
Dally singles winners: Sun
day Chuck Neinast, 207:
Tuesday Francis Miller, 210;
Wednesday Harold Stevens,
231; Thursday Ed Davis, 180;
Friday Eddie Lepper, 166;
Saturday Chuck Neinast, 148.
Daily doubles winners: Lep
per and H. Neinast, 388; C.
Neinast and H. Neinast, 395; C.
Neinast and Eddie Lepper, 390;
Ed Davis and Francis Miller,
341; Lepper and Davis, 304.
Landy Runs 4:02
Mile in Australia
Melbourne (U.B John Lan-
dy'a relentless bid to become
the world's first four-minute
mller seemed closer to reality
Saturday when tha brilliant
runner established a naw Aus
tralian mark of 4:02.
Landy'a time, however, was
the third fastest in the history
of tha mile. In addition to
Heegg's world-record time, the
only faster mile ever run was
by Arne Anderson In 1944 a
4:01.6 clocking.
Mr., Mrs. Hunt
Card Low Score
Mr. and Mrs. James Hunt
carded a low net score of 60
Sunday to be one of four man-and-wife
coif teams to win
turkeys at tha annual Salem
Golf club turkey shoot, spon
sored by Millard Pekar and
the Marion creamery.
Others to win out- of 34 en
trlea were Dr. and Mrs. Harold
Ollnger, with 69 low gross;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDevltt,
with high net of 75 4, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Marble, with
high gross of 86.
riLOTS VS. PEPPERDINE
Portland Portland unl
verslty seeks its first win in
seven starts tonight when It
tangles with the Pepperdine
Waves here,
Amity 0p 2 ns
PlayTuesday
Amity Amity high school
will open its basketball sea
son Tuesday night here after
only six days of practice, tak
ing on Falls City la tha first
test Amity's football aeason
extended up until two weeks
ago.
Coach Ray Stephens aald to
day his tentative lineup will
place two lettermen, one trans
fer and two with jayvee expe
rience In the starting five.
They are Marie Stephens, cen
ter, and Gene Enters, guard, as
lettermen; Jarry Lenhardt, a
transfer from Gervais as
guard; and Glenn Stevens and
Melvin Leppln as forwards.
Stephens said that ha ex
pects to have a better team
than the one which lost 16 and
won I last year, especially if
the spirit shown In football is
maintained. The Warriors
could be "half rough and fin
ish in the upper division, with
soma luck, the coach added.
The Junior varsity contest
will begin at 6:45 and the var
sity at about 8 o'clock. Amity
will play in the Yawama league
jamboree Friday night at
North Marion.
Izaak Waltoners
Plan Yule Party
A sportsmen's movie, "Out
of North," will be shown at
the Christmas party Wednes
day for the Salem chapter of
the Ixaak Walton league at the
club house.
Paul Nocholson, secretary,
said that the picture of migra
tory birds Is produced by
Nash Motors.
The chapter auxiliary will
put on the party, to start at
8 o'clock and to Include re
freshments and a gift ex
change Involving presents not
to exceed 25 cents in cost.
Motson, Mann
On All-Army
Washington () The Army
Times, a national weekly news
paper, reported Saturday tnat
Pvt. Ollle Matson was voted the
most valuable player among
Army men playing football this
year.
Matson, former San Francis
co star, played with undefeat
ed Fort Ord, Calif. Pvt. Dave
Mann, also of Ford Ord and
formerly of Oregon State, was
named to tha all-Army back,
field.
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Michigan State College football player
Henrr Bulloch (left), guard. Carl NT-
atrom, guard, and Bert Zagers (rights halfback, take time
out from drills at East Lansing, Mich., te warm their
hands during 35 degree temperature. Tha Spartans are
preparing te meet UCLA In the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, '
Calif., New Year's Day. (IP Telephete) '
Warming Up
Salem Swim Team Fifth
In State Meet at Eugene
Salem placed fifth Saturday) the 160 freestyle relay, 1:24.6.
in the seventh annual James 0. 1 cVimatr?;
Reed Memorial state swim- , '." -,T?; nM.V.!rt elx'
, . . 1 rortnu, 1 WM4tll Ur rrtTion i , I
minj mwt u avusrne, won xor
the third straight year by
Grant high school of Portland.
It was the fourth time In five
years for the Generals.
The team point totals were:
Grant 69, Jefferson 39. Lin
coln and Lake Oswego 20, Sa
lem 17, Benson 14. St. Helens
11, Washington 3, Beaverton 2,
West Linn 1.
Grant, coached by William
Eilertsen, won four of nine
events. Two records fell, Ben
Jensen, Jefferson, taking the
200-yard freestyle In 2:04.7
three seconds better then the
mark set In 18-18 and In the
160-yard freestyle relay Grant
splashed to a record 1:30.3.
Grant held the old mark.
Jensen was the only double
winner, also winning tha 100-
yard freestyle.
Salem swimmers placing
were Jim Lawrence, fourth in
the 40 freestyle with 21.4:
Floyd Wilton, fourth in the 100
backstroke. 1:13 6: Ladley
Honnlng. fifth In diving with
108 points-. Larry Griebenow,
sixth in diving, 1032; David
Kromer, fourth In 120-yard in
dividual medley, 1:2.1; Salem,
fifth In the 180 medley relay.
2:03 3; and Salem, third In
Patterson Boxes
Wagner Tonite
New York J tight hea
vywelght Floyd Patterson, lust
named "Rookie of the Year'
will tackle tough Dick Wagner
of Toppenish, Wash., tonight
In a return eight-round tele
vision bout at tha Eastern
Parkway Arena.
Patterson of Brooklyn,
Olympic middleweight cham
pion in 19S2, will be seeking
his ninth consecutive victory
as a professional.
TO DECIDE ON SEASON
Portlsnd tM A decision on
possible extension of the cur
rent waterfowl season will be
reached In about a week by
members of the Pacific Water
fowl Flyway Council, Oregon
Game Director P. W. Schnei
der said today.
Big Six Tough,
Hauk Tells SBC
At Meet Today
It looks like a formidable
year in tha Big Six for Salem
high school. Coach Harold
Hauk declared at the Salem
Breakfast club meeting this
morning. .
Hauk and his varsity basket
ball players were guests at the
Senator hotel meeting.
The coach pointed out that
Eugene, state runner-up last
year, has all Its team back, plus
three lettermen from Univer
sity High which combined with
Eugene High this year.
Albany has Dave Shelby, 6-
feet-8, and six others 6-feet-3
or taller, Including two trans-
Wen at 6-3 each. Corvallis has
S-foot-5 Dave Gambee among
10 lettermen, including two
lads at e-feet-4. Bend, and I
Springfield have had to start'
from scratch again this year,
Hauk said.
The Viking schedule Is the
same as last year except that
Milwaukie waa substituted for!
Jefferson of Portland because
Jeff had conflicts in its sched
ule. Salem'a next game will be
Friday night at Springfield,1
and the next home game will,
be next Tuesday against Hilla-
boro.
Present were players Pete
Paulus, Jack Phillips, Don
Crothers, Larry Springer, Pat
Peterson. Herb Triplett, Phil
Burkland, Jim Knapp, Stan
Pawley, Wayne Erickson, Nell
Scheidel, Bob Wulf, Tom Pick
ens and Gordy Domogalla. Ab
sent were Ron Mathers and Jim
Whitmore.
University Bowl
Has Doubles Tie
FAVORS EXTENDED
SEASON
EUensburg Jft The Wash
ington State Game Commission
went on record here Saturday
as favoring a 10-day extension
of the duck-hunting season.
Bokersfield Spills
Oklahoma 13-6,
Little Rose Bowl
Pasadena. Calfl. -Call-
tenia's Baksrafleld allege to
day held the laurela for con
tinuing um west nomination
of the Junior Boat Bowl foot
ball contest
Tha Renegades came from
behind Saturday to defeat
Nor the as Urn AAM Oklahoma
II to 6. struggling until the
final period to break a 6-6 tie
and cinch tha same.
The Golden Norsemen had
scored the game's first touch
down in the opening minutes
of the second half when they
fall on their own klckoff in
the Bakaraflald and tone after
the ball had been touched by
Renegade back Oena FltiGsr-
ald.
Bakersfleld' evened up the
score soon afterward with the
aid of an Oklahoma tumble on
tha letter's 23. A qulek aeries
of Dlava led to fullback Buddy
Cuen's tally from five yards
out The winning score came
whan fullback Al Lee went
over from the goal line follow
ing a 53-yard drive.
FEW SEE GLOBETROTTERS
Portland CUB A scant crowd
of 459 saw the Harlem Globe
trotters defeat a Portland ail-
star basketball team 31-42 and
the Boston Whirlwinds down
another all-star aggregation, 76
56, here yesterday,
Holbrcok-Vlastclica Duo
Should Trouble 0SC Foes
ess DsM4 mm)
(Vena State's combination
of seven-foot-three-inch Wade
Halbrook and dead-eye Tony
Vlastelica looks like a aura bet
to five ether Northern Divi
sion basketball teams plenty
of trouble this season.
Tha tall Halbrook put
through 29 points at Corvallis
Saturday night in a fame with
Portland University. Vlastal
ica, who hadn't played much
this season, tossed in 23 more
to help the Beavera to their
Oklahoma Guard
Is No. 1 Lineman
New York UP) J. V. Roberts,
Oklahoma's All American
juard, was college football's No,
1 lineman without any argu
ment in the opinion of tha na
tion's sports writers and sports-
casters.
The writers and broadcasters
participating in the Associated
Press poll gave the 20-year-old
202-pound senior from Dallas,
Tex., a total ef 220 points, 100
more than his nearest rival.
All America Stan Jones, Mary
land tackle. The points were
figured on the basis of three
for a first-place vote, two for
1 second and one for third.
(4-63 vletory.
Both Halbrook and VlasteW
lea surprised spectators with
their shooting. The tall cen
ter hit the basket consistently '
from fsr out en the floor, in
stead of from beneath the
basket as is his custom. Via,
tellea broke out a new-fangled '
hook shot and used It In' a 13
point third period scoring '
spree.
WSC Edges Whltworth
Washington State edged
Whltworth, 53-47, in a scoring
battle between the Cougar's ,
forward Ron Bannlck and.
Whltworth center Phil Jordan. ;
Each scored 20 points. .'
The Idaho Vandals tromped.,
the Montana Grizzlies at Mos- -.
cow, 58-40, as Dwight Morri. ,,
son broke loose for a third
quarter scoring binge. The
flashy center made five field
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ter and he led-scoring for both
teams with 22 points.
COLORADO
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SAN SHOP
The University Bowl came
up with a tie for first place In
the Sunday night mixed dou
bles bowling tournament.
Rolling 1130 were Elinor
Lutz and Al Wattier, as well
as Gertie and Bert Carr. They
won 87.05 each.
In third place were Marion
and Clarence Leinhard, with
1080, to win 83.50.
Fourth were Gwen Uptton
and Ray Duffy, with 1075.
Gwen Upston and Homer
Merrell each won three free
lines as door prizes.
RATED LEADING HORSE
Columbus, Ohio lli-Lo's
Forbes, a black stallion which
brought only $300 in the auc
tion ring as a weanling, Mon
day was named Harness Horse
of the Year for 1953.
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