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1 a 1 h t. ir r i X, c J 4 MEDF0Wv2TRBUHB Missouri Backs Lead i - Blue to 14-7 Montgomery, Ala. (U.R) A pair of Missouri quarterbacks pierced a tdugh Rebel defense with show-down passes Saturday to lead the North to its first vie tory over the South in the Blue- Gray series since 1948, 14-7. Tcny Scardino and Victor Eaton, two split-T masters play ing for their college coach, Don Faurot. led the Yankees on two long scoring drives that decided the game. Eaton passed three yards for one Blue score and Scardino con nected on a 37-yard toss to set up the other North touchdown. Superior Pass Defense Eleven Prep Hoop Games This Week High school basketball, which witnessed a pre-Christmas slack off last week, picks up tempo again this week with six of the preps within the county con tending in 11 games. Highlighting the week will be the Tuesday and Wednesday night skirmishing matching Port land's reputed powerhouse Cle veland, and the Medford Black Tornado. The whole state will have eyes on the series. All the scraps are strictly pre-confer-ence non-counting affairs. Two , of the smaller Class A schools of the county will take to the road on Wednesday and Thursday. Phoenix will be at Ar eata, Calif., both nights. Eagle Point has an engagement at prineville the first night and at Redmond the next. Ashland will .be host to its alumni on Wednes day and to Crescent City, Calif., on Thursday. Crater high, which dropped a 49 to 48 nod to Grants Pass last week, gets another crack at the Cavemen on Thursday at Cen tral Point.. Talent high, apparent class of the B schools in this area, and unbeaten in eight games, includ ing some with A schools, runs into a real Class B tough this week. The lldogs oppose the Powers CrVrSers on Thursday and Friday at Talent. Tom Brown Seeded for Bowl Tennis Tourney . New Orleans U.R) De fending Champion Tom Brown Jr., of San Francisco was top seeded today in the Sugar Bowl Tennis Tournament which opens Tuesday at New Orleans Coun try Club. Brown won the championship from Fred Kovaleski of Wash ington, D.C., last year. Kovale ski did not enter this year. Seeded No. 2 is Eddie Moylan of Trenton, N.J., who won the title from Jack Tuero of Tulane in 1946 and from Gardnar Mul loy.in 1951. Bernard Tut Bartzen of San Angelo, Tex., was seeded' third. And Mexico Singles Champion Mario Llamas fourth. Brown will meet Don Piatt of Canada in the first round Tuesday; Moyland will meet Jacques Grigroy of Los Angeles; Bartsen plays David Brown of New Orleans; and Llamas plays Vincent diStefano of New Orleans. fJeveir ineffoire Here is the greatest car value on the market today. Think of enjoying this exclusive continental styling ... the shortest turning - radius on the road, with maneuverability and parking ease unmatched ... comfort' associated with the costliest cars . . . economy of up to 30 miles per gallon . . . the .safety and long life of Double Strength Single Unit Body Construction all at this unbe lievably low price. No wonder that the Rambler America's smartest car is also America's smartest buy! . u& OMXLS(W(L I FR0NT JACKSON PHONE 2-6281 ... and may you all have a Joyous Holiday Season! Victory Quarterback Al Doggett of Louisiana State passed the Rebels to a score in the fourth period, and he had the South erners threatening again as the game ended. However, a su perior North pass defense seem ed to be the difference. The crowd of 17,000 that turn ed out for the 17th playing of this annual intersectional all star game saw the North score early in the second period on its first penetration into Rebel ter ritory. It was the North's first vic tory in five years in the inter sectional clash and ran the series to 11 wins for the Gray and five for the Blue. Guard Dale Meinert of Okla homa A. and M., who was s workhorse in the North line, was voted the outstanding lineman of the game, and halfback Corky Tharp of Alabama, who account ed for most of the South's rush ing yardage, was selected as the top back Missouri Picked to Win Tourney Kansas City, Mo. U.R) De fending champion Kansas is the only unbeaten team in the an nual Big Seven conference holi day basketball tournament open ing jvionaay night, but Missouri, aespne two losses in six starts, was xavorea last night. The meet will start at 6 p.m, (PST) with Colorado (3-3) en gaging Oklahoma (0-4). Then Nebraska (2-3) will oppose Mis souri. The first round will be completed Tuesday night when Kansas meets Iowa State (4-1) ana Kansas State entertains guest team California (5-1). Kansas, bracketed with pow erful California which twice has neaten Colorado, will present iour iiookies in its starting line up to go with guard Dallas Dobbs, only holdover starter from last year's champs. Coach Phog Allen has con siderable bench strength in 10 other yearlings. The Jayhawks have won four in a row at Law rence to run their home court winning string to 33. Victims have been Rice (twice), LSU and Tulsa. j Missouri Strong But Missouri, with an all-veteran crew featuring Bob Reiter, Norm Stewart, Medford Park and Redford Reichert, has en gaged formidable opposition in early season games and holds major upset wins over Indiana and Iowa of the Big Ten. Missouri's losses were to Illi nois and Houston, the latter a double-overtime affair. California promised to be one of the best guest teams in years. The Bears' only loss was to col lege of Pacific in two overtime periods. Colorado, rated with Missouri as co-favorites in the Big Seven title chase, won three in a row and then visited the West Coast where the Buffs dropped . three games. Semi-finals were scheduled Wednesday night, with the win ners clashing for the champion ship at 7:45 p.m. ,PST Thurs day. .Additional Sports on Page 9 so fine been priced so low! 2-Door Club Sedan Amarlea'a Lowest $ ONLY kMEDFORD HUDSON, Inc. Lions 214 Points Over Browns By DICK FALES Cleveland (U.R) The Detroit Lions ruled two and a half point favorites Saturday to beat the Cleveland Browns for the Na tional Football League champ ionship and demonstrate once and for all their superiority over Coach Paul Brown's glamorous automatons. It will be the last time the teams will meet, as such, ; for both will be missing important personnel when they resume their rivalry in next year's regu lar season. Otto Graham, perhaps the best long-range passer in pro history, will retire' after nine years with the Browns after this game while Lester Bingaman, one of the greatest middle guards of all time, is calling it a career after seven years with the Lions. The Lions were favored be cause they never have lost a regular season or playoff jame to the Browns and are fresh from last Sunday's 14-10 triumph over them. In that one, the Lions marched 76 yards over a snow covered field in the last two minutes to score the winning touchdown. In a sense, therefore, coach Brown's reputation is at stake. The brilliant little martinet ruled the defunct All-America confer ence with an iron hand for four years. It wasn't until coach Buddy Parker put together his current Lions' team that Brown encount ered a team he could not defeat. Weather predictions indicate the game will be played in 30 degree weather and there mv even be snow flurries. 'A crovcTl of about 30,000, is expected in Cleveland stadium in addition to the nationally televised audi ence.. . , ' Seixas in 2nd Match By ERIC RIEL Sydney U.R) Billy Talbert, America's Davis Cup captain, got just what he wanted for Christ mas when the draw for Mon day's first challenge round matches against Australia pitted Tony Trabert against Lew Hoad in the first singles contest. Vic Seixas, U. S. singles kine who seldom has much luck when he plays the opening match, drew Ken Rosewall in the sec ond contest. The Trabert-Hoad match will begin at 10 p.m. (EST) today. The players switch opponents for Wednesday's final - singles matches with Rosewall meeting Trabert and Seixas playing Hoad m the last contest of what may be one of the closest challenge rounds in history. It will be the richest because 25,578 tennis- happy Aussie fans will jam White City stadium each of the three days to contribute a gross gate of $382,000. Teams Not Named The teams for Tuesday's doub les match will not be announced until that day. Seixas and Tra bert, barring accidents, are cer tain to represent the U. S. Hoad and Rosewall probably will be the Aussie team unless one or both play poorly Monday. America is a slight favorite. A bettor can get even money on Australia but must lay 5 to 4 to get a bet on the Yanks. The draw got full-dress treat ment. Robert Menzies, - Austra lia's prime minister, drew the names of Hoad and Rosewall from the huge! bowl-like Davis Cup as it rested on the center courts green turf under tne bright sun. Amos Peaslee, the U. S." ambassador, dre wthe names of the American players from the envelope Talbert had placed in the cup. About 5000 lans watched the draw, an event that usually is held in a quiet clubroom. Prfead Family Sfan !W5 oo DELIVERED IN MEDFORD Includes Heater and Directional Signals i - rmrniMitriT Him mmtrwiniimr UNUSUAL ACTION PHOTO CATCHES Boston's Paul Pender against ropes with feet half wrapped around Ted Olla In ninth round in Brooklyn. Pender took split decision. (International) Sport Parade New York (U.R) Old Kris has come and gone but here are some of the things I hope he left under the tree: ' , For: Willie Mays: A mantlepiece for all his tronhies. V The New York Yankees: All of mantle instead of just a piece Eddie Arcaro: Another bank to hold all his money. The Cleveland Indians: Peace on earth, and surcease from those "foldup" insults. Sam Snead: A sound back so he can take one last good whack at the U.S. Open. Mavor Smith: Front office help to carry out a good tough Basketeer's Flip Shot Gets Praise San Francisco (U.R) Robin Freeman, a round shouldered, long armed little 160 pound guard from Ohio State is in the process of setting the basketball world afire with a shot that coaches long have considered im practical; a shot they believe is a poor one, percentage-wise; one to be used only as a last resort. It's the overhead, two handed jump or "flip" shot. In other words, instead of aiming the ball, as most players do, Freeman holds the ball above his head and flips it into the basket from there. He uses the shot from all angles of the floor, whether un der the basket or 35 feet away. And he does it, with remarkable success. In fact, he is so good, that he may do for that shot what Hank Luisetti, Stanford immortal, did for the one handed push shot. Greatest Single Threat "He is the greatest single threat I've ever seen on a basket ball floor," said Coach Pete Newell of California after the Golden Bears had won a pair of thrillers from the Buckeyes. "I've never seen anything like it. I considered him the finest shot in basketball before our series started; and I had no rea son to believe otherwise when the series ended. It is almost impossible to stop him." For the record,' Freeman is rolling along with a mark of something like 35 points per game. Against California, he con nected for 23 points the first night, 34 the second. The guy is uncanny. Standing only five feet, 11 inches tall, a midget among giants these days of the "goon" in basketball, he can connect from any place on the floor, on balance or off. His change of pace and shifti ness is so fast that he chalked up an average of 10 to 15 free throws per game just by having opposing players run into him. His feet are ever on the go and as a result of this, he is called many times for traveling. He is like a bundle of nervous energy with no place to go. Against California, in the You'll Always Find o Reliability e Uniformity o Full Strength IN EVERY LOAD OF TRU-MIX CONCRETE Tru-Mix Concrete Co. y ... . FAST. PROMPT DELIVERY McAndrews Road ? ; ! Phone 2-5271 , ' A A-r a. By OSCAR FRALEY Sports Writer United Press policy with those whiz-less Phil lie Whiz Kids. Leo Durocher: A muffler with a few moth holes so he can make just a bit of his old noise. Rocky Marciano: Recognition as a right fine heavyweight champ. Ted Williams: The energy and desire to return to baseball ac tion. Maureen Connolly: That old tennis touch when she makes her comeback. Ed Furgol: More fine victories . U. S. speed skaters: The to inspire others with handicaps. Money to get to Moscow for the world championships in Febru ary. . U. S. Olympic fathers: Enough pledges to assure the sending of a full team to Australia for the 1956 Olympics. Ben Hbgan: Recognition as the greatest golfer of them all. Wes Santee: A chance to real ly go after that world mile rec ord. The Brooklyn Dodgers: A cou ple of Grade A pitchers. Paul Richards: A break in some of the trades he's been making. Eddie Stanky: A little pitch ing help to get right up there in the National League race. Joe DiMaggio: The happiness he so well deserves. . Sports in general: More lads like Jimmy Demaret, Jimmy Thomson and Lawson Little, who make it a joy to cover the beat. And to you all, athletes and fans alike: Health, happiness and prosperity as long as you're playing the game of life. .Two pyramids in North Am erica occupy a larger ground area than the largest pyramids of ancient Egypt, but they are not as high. One, covering three and a half times the area of the Pyramid of Cheops at El Giza, stands at Cholula in Mexico's State of Puebla. The other, Ca- hokia Mound, rises in. the sub- burbs of East St. Louis, 111. . second game, he lost the ball 11 times for traveling; two of these were when he had made field goals that didn't count.- ; He shoots free throws with the same overhead flip. And is just as accurate there. In two games here he missed two free throws out of 23 attempts, going nine in a row without a miss twice. ' Freeman moves so fast that Newell, while playing the man to man defense, had to spell off the men watching him. The 'Buckeye is j averaging nearly 50 per cent bull's eyes on his attempts, a fantastic re cord in this game of high-pres sure basketball. - He is so good that the Cali fornia rooting . section, right in the. middle of a game in which the lead changed hands 20 times and was tied . eight more, took time out to give him a : round of applause on a particularly dif ficult shot that he completed. And when a player .can do that,, he must be classed with the genius type of performer. Sunday, December 28. 1SS4 Holiday By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer It's traditionally a New Year's eve fune but it will be just as appropriate Monday afternoon and night if the strains of Auld Lang Syne echo throughout Madison Square Garden. For it will be like old times when Ned Irish presents his holiday' festival tournament. Most of the competing teams are national powers. There'll be all America candidates all over the court and the "old guard crowd" will be on hand to lend big time cosmpolitan atmosphere. In short, as they say along Broadway, "The joint will be jumping," and some character in the balcony may even be heard to yell, "Come on, my team, lost by eight and a half!" The Parings The opening pairings, sched uled for Monday afternoon and evening, find Niagra opposing UCLA, Syracuse meeting La Salle, Dayton taking on St. John's of New York and Du quesne playing Villanova. With La" Salle ranked fourth, Day ton sixth, Niagara ninth and Duquesne 10th, the Garden lays a strong claim for being the capital of the basketball world for one of the few times during the regular season. La Salle, probably will be favored to win the tournament if only because of New York's high regard for Tom Gola, and will be seething to prove its losses to Utah and Kentucky were mistakes. The Explorers don't have the most to gain in this tournament but they cer tainly have the most to lose for an early elimination might drop them out of the top 10. Hope For Top Team " If Irish could have his way, however, St. John's would cruise through its opponents in spectacular style. Irish has been hoping for ' a local team which couM command national respect as a means of sparking the Gar den gates and the Brooklyn Red- men could be just good, enough. They lost by one point in over time to fifth-ranked North Caro lina state in their last outing. The holiday festival continues on Wednesday and Friday along with a raft of other tournaments which break out all over the country in the wake of the Christmas lull. Among those beginning Mon day, the Dixie, classic at Ra leigh, N. C-commands almost as much attention as the festival. The opening card , in the Dixie has North Carolina State vs. Cornell, North Carolina vs. Southern California, Wake For est vs. Minnesota and Duke vs. West Virginia. North Carolina St. is expected to win. 1 ' ami m If you didn't get a Christmas set, here is your opportunity to still see the Rose Bowl Game on your own set in your own home all of this and save money too! Make some EASY MONEY! This offer is good for one week or while these floor models last! , Come in tomorrow. 2743 North Casaba Tourneys Set Other Tourneys , Pairings in other tournaments: Southwest : Conference Tour nament at Houston, Tex., Baylor vs. Alabama, Texas vs. Texas A.&M., Rice vs. Arkansas and SMU vs. TCU. Queen City - Invitation Tour nament at Buffalo, N. Y., Ford ham vs. Georgetown, Columbia vs. St. Bonaventure and Can isius vs. Yale. Big Seven Tournament at Kansas City, Colorado vs. Okla homa and Nebraska vs. Missouri. New England tournament at Slorrs, Conn., Amherst vs. Mid dlebury, Dartmouth vs. Massa chusetts, Brown vs. Colby and Defense Stressed by Troy; Cassaday Suffers Rib Crack Los Angeles (U.R) The Southern California Trojans en joyed their first break since re turning to training Saturday and they won't have to work out again for their Rose Bowl meet ing with Ohio State until Mon day. ' Coach Jess Hill, who dismissed the squad Friday after another lengthy drill on defense, said he still wasn't quite satisfied with the Trojans ability to stop Buck eye plays. The varsity proved its ability in stopping the Buckeye option al pitchouts around the ends, as performed by the ineligibles, but was .not able to successfully de fend against trap play3 up the middle. Tailback Jon Arnett suffered a slightly twisted knee but was able to continue after a rest, while Aramis Dondoy, halfback, worked only briefly to allow a cramped leg muscle to heal. Pasadena, Calif. (U.R) r The Ohio State Buckeyes took the Sports Bulletin Miami (U.R) The shalier ing plunges of Maryland full back Dick Bielski set up two night to carry the South to a final period touchdowns last 20-17 victory over the North in the seventh annual College All-Star chairity game before 37.847 fans in the Orange Bowl. Bielski, a 206-pound mass of muscle,' won the game's most valuable player award as he carried the ball 25 times for a net gain of 105 yards. The Baltimore Plunger's ef forts outshown even the great Alan Ameche, Wisconsin's All-Sfar fullback- who rolled up 84 yards in 14 cracks at the tough south line. m mm WM SALESMAN It YOUR One of These Unsold Floor Model Christmas: IS V Pacific Hiway - (14 Mile North PHONE 2-4956 " ' . rrwT'rtT mBFCinui matt nMiwv,xma Connecticut vs. Harvard. - - , Motor City at Detroit, Wayne vs.: Perm State and Detroit vs. Toledo. Kentucky Invitational at Lou isville, Ky., East Kentucky vs. West- Kentucky and Louisville vs. Murray State. , 'Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Florida vs. Florida State and Georgia vs Spring Hill, Ala. All American Tournament at Owensboro, Ky., Cincinnati vs. Mississippi and Evansville vs. Denver. .' -' . Hofstra Tournament at Hemp stead, N.Y., Cortland State vs. Delaware and Hofstra vs. Le high. day off to celebrate the holiday Saturday amidst an overflow of Christmas presents sent along by relatives and well-wishers from Ohio. . Following Friday's heavy workout, in which star back Howard Hopalong Cassady suf fered a minor, ' fracture of the ninth rib, the players attended a party at their hotel where pres ents were distributed. Each play er received more than 20 gifts, including a 21-jewel , watch. ' Cassady was hit by tackle Bill Cummings, who weighs 245 pounds, when the latter threw a block at him during the scrim mage session. The injury was diagnosed as a hairline fracture of the ninth rib. Cassady was taken to Huntington hospital for x-rays but a few hours later re turned to the hotel heavily ban daged. Physicians said he would be able to resume practice Wednesday. The Buckeyes are scheduled to work out again on Monday. ; Seattle U. Juggles Lineup for ASC Seattle (U.R) Seattle Uni versity basketball coach Al Brightman Saturday announced . 1 3 1 ' - -mm a night's game here against Ari zona State college. Brightman said Bob Godes and Stan Glowaski would be paired at forwards. Dick Strick lin will start at center, and Cal Bauer and John Kelly will be starting guards. . The No. 1 fireman roles will go to Ken Fuhrer and Bobby Malone. Seattle U. has a 3-3 won-lost record so far this season. . The world's northernmost coal mines burrow into the bleak mountains of Spitzbergen, Nor way's arctic outnost only 800 miles from the North Pole. of Big Y) ' , . SELF 8 CDS
