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PAGE FOURTEEN HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1954 Cleveland Cops Fifth Grid Title By THE ASSOCIATED I'KliSS The Cleveland Browns, the most amazing team In pro football his tory, have captured tnelr mm straight Eastern Division cham pionship Ui the National Football League and now go after their first "World Series" victory over the Detroit Lions. Coach Buddy Parker's well bal anced Lions have deieated trie Paul Brown-coached champions two years running in the post season money game. In 1952 it was by 17-7 and last year the Lions won in a thrilling finish, 17-16. The Browns won their only play ofl by beating Los Angeles in 1950 The Parker vs. Broun rivalry is added sauce for the match, lor Parker-coached clubs have lost to Brown-ruled teams only once last year's East vs. West Pro-All Star game (20-91, which annually follows the playoff. POSTPONEMENT The two clubs clash at Cleve land on consecutive Sundays, due to an October postponement. The all-out match is Dec. 28. In what will amount to a warm-up "scouting" contest, the two titans Grandstand Quarterback 1954 Oddity NEW YORK W A seat In the grandstand, surrounded by friends and pretty girls. A hot dog to munch. And an exciting fooibaa game going on In front of you. What more could a boy ask on a fine November afternoon? Jerry Thinnes didn't ask, but he was asked and thereby gained immortality of a sort as the prin cipal, figure in the outstanding football oddity of the 1951 season. Seven writers and broadcasters participating In the annual Asso ciated Press roundup of strange happenings named Thinnes. Jerry, a 19-year-old freshman quarterback at Western Illinois College, Wats In the stands watch ing the varsity piny Estern Illinois, lie saw the first-string quarter back Bill Vandermerkt limp off the field. 8ccond-strlnger Ozzle Hysen couldn't go In because of an in jury and Jerry Thomas, tho had a weak ankle, had to take over. Coach West Stevens sent an aide hurrying Into the stands, where he iour.d Thinnes enjoying a frank furter and roll and bustled him to the dressing mom. Jerry never had played with the varsity and didn't know the plays, but Coach Stevens mapped out three quickly and sent the 19-yonr-old youngster into tho game. Jerry threw three passes on as many plays for a touchdown that put Western ahead. The game ended In a 13-13 lie, but Thinnes won (he varsity quar terback Job on that performance and Monday tho writers picked it as the season's oddity. Four writers thought the appear ance of a rabbit in the Notre Dame defensive backfield during the Io wa scnim wan the biggest oddity. Kentucky's Bradley Mills, trap ped in his own end zone, gut off a notable left-foot punt against Ten nessee. He's a rlRht-footed kicker. I TCU's Ronnie Cllnkscalc tried a quarterback sneak against South ern CalilornlH for (10 yards and a touchdown. Frank Sarno of wasningion Slate kicked throe con versions against Oregon for only one point two penalties. come to grips Sunday p the make up game. The Browns, in tlreir eighth straight victory, drubbed Pitts burgh 42-7 Sunday. It was the climax tn a brilliant comeback for the Browns, were written off In October after they dropped two of Uieir firit three games. Coach Brown has said "We did It on Jefen.se." Sundav Cleveland Jumped on two Pitt fumbles stole a Steeler pass and within six min utes in the second period had scored 21 points. The Lions, with their title al ready assured, played Lot-and-cold against the Chicago Bears and were taken 28-24. Detroit, playing without No. 1 quarterback Bobby Layne, who Is nursing a broken nose and bruises, tailed with a 21 point last period. Chicago, by win ning, grabbed second place in the Western Conference ar,d finished itr best season since 1950 with an 8-4 mark. OVERWHELMING The Philadelphia Ef.gles grab bed second place tn the Eastern Conference, overwhelming the New York Giants 29-14 with a 20-polnt first half while New YorTs was held to a standstill. The Giants didn't get a point, a first down or a pass completion in the half. Philly end Pete Pihos caught eight passes for a season s total of 60, giving him a tic with San Francisco s Billy Wilson for the league s best. In other games as the regular league season ended, the Wash ington Redskins whipped the Chi cago Cards 37-20 in their biggest offensive explosion In tour years. burying the Cards in last place In the East, and Los Angeles out scored Oreen Bay 35-27. On Sat urday San Francisco clipped Baltimore. After the Rams game It was an nounced that four of head Coach Hamo Pool's assistants had re signed. They were Howard (Red) Hlckev. Dck Vorls. Ralph (Buckl Weaver and BUI Battles. Pool praised all four men calling them the "finest In the profession." The resignations followed rumors or dis content on the club. PRESENTING The game also was the last for Los Angeles' great pass-catching performer, Elroy (Crazy Legfi Hlrsch. Fans honors Hlrsch and team captain Don Paul at half time, presenting the two men auto- mobiles. The key play of the Ram won third period. Ahead by one point, 21-20, fourth down and 25 yards to over the Packers came In the go, quarterback N o r in a n van Brocklln dropped back to punt. Instead, he passed to nis 22U- pound defensive end, Andy Ro- bustelll, and tne Dig lennw rnmDiea the final 25 yards of a 49-yard play for a touchdown. Van Brockiin ana loome miiy Wade passed the Rams 434 yards, as against 224 by the Packer passers, Tobln Roto and rookie Bobby Garrett. The Utter didn't get into the game until the final minutes. Bobo Olson, Langlois In Title Battle Hy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bobo Olson risks Ins i "Fiehtur of the Year" fame as well as his world iniddleweik'ht tide when he defends against Prance's Pierm I Langlois Wednesday in San Fran- I CISCO. I Olson, of course, still would be wn i vuiaiuuuiug ooxer . ..... m ui lvaVt UUl a ueieat would rub most of the luster oif. As Bobo is a 4-1 favorite, he may not be taking too much of a gamble. Still, Langlois Is a rug ged Import with an unorthodox style who can trouble anybody. inis wui De oiwn's third de fense of the chamnionshin lie nailed down by defeating Britain's Kanoy -lurpin last year. He whip ped Kid Gavllan at Chicago last spring and got off the floor to out point Rocky Castellani at San Francisco Aug. 20. Chico State Tops Willamette 77-65 fly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' Willamette University, plavlng al Clilco, Calll., Saturday nlgiit lost II- second straight bastetball game to Chico Slate, 77-05. At Forest Grove. Pac'llc Univer sity came from behind In the Una! n.limtes to detent Paclll- Lutheran 72-08. Pacific's Noim Hubert was high scorer with 26 points. Henley Picks Win Henley posted their third straight win in as many stints Friday night at Henley by taking a 52-35 win from the Sacred Heart Trojans. Led by Dale Searcy and Lou Zarosinskl with Id and 11 points respectively, the Hornets led 18-6. 23-18 and 29-24 at the first three rest periods. John Depuy and Dean Michaells had eight points to lead Sacred Heart. Gene Smith and Rudy Garcia. two featherweights who made ter rlllc hits In Brooklyn against young Carmclo Costa, meet to night at Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway. Smith lost to Costa after a ran ged- battle and Garcia handed Losta his first pro defeat Oct. 25 ABC will telecast. TIME OUT "Maybe we should remind the boss of his statement that we're not only bowlinf team, but an ad for the company!" Forfeiture Protested By College St. Nicholas Arena stages a "youth program" tonight with a pair of 22-year-old lightweights In the main event. Kenny Lane, Mus- xegon, Mien., southpaw, boxes Danny Jo Perez, winner of 16 of 16 pro starts. Du Mont will telecast. Race Officials Turn Down Eugene License PORTLAND 11 The Stnt Racing Commission, meeting hera naiuroay, set a number of racing dates and turned down an aDDlll cation for a license to race dogs ut untie ioumy. The commission said in tiinilnn down the Lane County application that it was "guided by recent decisions" of the county's com mission and tne Eiigene City Council, which opposed the racing plan. The vote was 2-1 against the proposal with one commissioner not voting. The commission set these racing dates: Portland Turf Cluo, Portland Meadows, 41 days of horse racing, May 2 to July 4, inclusive. Multnomah Kennel Club, Mult nomah Stadium, Portland, 56 days or dog racing beginning July 6 with time out Aug. 4-13 for the Multnomah County Fair at Gresh am. State Fair, Salem, horse racing, Sept. 3-10. Paul Host, captain of the 1932 Notre Dame football team, sells automobiles In Wisconsin. SPORTS CONT'D From Pages 12 & 13 BOZEZMAN, Mont, ufl Rocky Mountain Conference forfeiture of three football games won by Mon tana State College is being pro tested officially by the school. A vote by faculty representatives voiding MSG victories over Colo rado State, Western State and Ida ho State was announced late Sat urday. This had the effect of deny ing Montana State Its unofficial conference championship and awarding the title to Western State. The decision was based on the fact that Vic Berra, star end for the MSC Bobcats who transferred from Eveleth, Minn., Junior Col lege, was playing his fifth season of college football. Calling the forfeiture "arbitrary and undemocratic procedure," MSC President R.R. Reene de clared the school "does not recog nize the legality" of the faculty rep- resrntatives ruling at a meeting in Denver. Renne contended it was Invalid because (1) the RMC represent atives amended the conference constitution to make a two-thirds instead of a three-lourth vote bind ing and then applied it retroactive ly; (2) there was no protest from any member'school of Berra's el igibility under regulations that such It question should raise a week before any athletic event; and (3) "there was no conference rule In operation during the past season that would permit the ac tion taken In the conference meet ing." Monlant State officials, acting in 'good faith," removed Berra from the player roster as soon as they discovered he was Ineligible, Renne said. Heavyweight Dies Following Injury BOSTON (Pi Big Ed Sanders was knocked out only once in sev en years of competive boxing but it caused his death. The former Olympic heavy wetght champion turned profes sional died Sunday as a result of a ring knockout blow. But the soft-stpoken, well-conditioned Ne gro never knew it. He WUK linp.nniniiu fnr th 1R hours he clung to life after his 11th lounu anoctoui Dy New England heavvwei?ht titlist Willi .ijtn: An autopsy revealed Sanders aieo oi a "subdural Hematoma" I bleeding between the brain and the layer of tissue separating the urain irom tne Skulli. SLUMPED Less than an hour aftfi th 917 pound, 6-4 giant stationed here witn tne Navy slumped to the can vas at Boston Garden, he was un dergoing a delicate fntir hrmr hrain upemuun ay ur. wunam sweet, wen-Known neuro snri-r.n Dr. Sweet fiflid Kanriprs Mett from more than one point Inside me SKUll tndlrntinp "h at ctr,i.1r by several damaging blows." The death was hp sixth in hav ing this year and the second In three days. Lightweight Ralph weiser aieo rriday night at Klam ath Falls, Ore., after a knockout OV Teddv Hall nf Vnnr-miuar n C. In the only other professional bOXinir death. Rnhhv nnllgohan London died Dec. 1, two days after collapsing in his dressing room after a tight with Don Sleet, also of London. The other three deaths resulted from injuries in service training camp bouts. Sanders u-as nut tn an nvan em ana pacKed in ice when his fever began to dumb. He died with his wife, Mary, of Pocatello, Idaho, and manager, Nuno Cam of Boston, at his side. Football, basketball nnri trork were included in Sanders' well- rounded athletic life at Compton Junior Cn'.lep nnH THnhn etQt In 1952 Sanders went in the Na vy and continued to fight on his uwu nine, uperaung out oi san DieCO. Calif., he climnpH tn th national finals of the Golden Gloves tournament and climaxed the year with his Olympic cham pionship at Helsinki. Eugene Names Business Boss EUGENE, Ore. ,'ifl The Eu gene Emeralds of the new Class B Northwest Baseball League Sunday named C. C. (Chuck! Shuda as business manager. Club president Frank Graham said Shulda, 30, now associated with Eugene radio station KERO, will taks over his new duties Jan. 1. He will handle promotion, spring training arrangements, park per. grams and advertising, Graham said. gtiii. 'im-rrrnrg J Hinds Upsets El Camino Eleven PASADENA. Calif. Im A rivoml. ing halfback from Port Myers, Fla.. rationed to two 1nnir-riitnn,-i touchdowns Saturday to lead ninas, 01 Raymond, Miss., to an Upset 13-7 Win over El Catninn nf California In the ninth renewal m the Junior Rose Bowl game. ine youngster, 5 - foot - 11, 185 -pound Olin Renfroe, younger brother of Hinds' hpart r.nnnn Renfore, carried the ball 17 times for 179 yards as the Eagles gave the South its second Junior Rose Howl triumph. IIIALEAH HISTORIAN MIAMI ( Jockey Jimmy Stout, who has retired at 40 after riding more than 2,000 winners, might well be employed as a historian at Hlaleah race track. Stout rode his first winner at the track in 1931. 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