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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1935 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THIRTEEN Player Of The Year..... Cassady Named Year's iestt NEW YORK (UP) Howard (HoDalong) Cassady, the brilliant halfback who led Ohio State to a second consecutive Big Ten cnam pionship. was named the United Press' "Player of the Year" today in a nationwide poll of 307 sports writers and broadcasters. The 21-year old Cassady, a two time All-America and winner of the Heisman Trophy this year, was voted the honor Dy an overwhelm ing margin. He received 134 votes more than were received by the next eight players In the balloting. Jim Swlnk, Texas Christian's ex plosive breakaway back, was sec ond in the balloting with 47 votes followed by Paul Hornung of Notre Dame (19 votes), Ron Kramer of Michigan and Earl Morrall of Michigan State (15 votes each), Bob Pelllgrini of Maryland (12 votes) and Jon Arnett of Southern California and Bo Bolinger of Okla homa (nine votes each). Although relatively small he stands five feet, 10 Inches and weighs 172 pounds Cassady was rated an outstanding blocker and defensive player as well as a splendid runner. In four years of competition In the rugged Big Ten, Cassady gained 2,491 yards rush ing' and averaged 5.5 yards per try. ! Cassady scored 90 points for the Buckeyes this year and was the JJo. 1 choice of the Detroit Lions in me jNauonai rooiDau league s player draft last week. Cassady has indicated that he Intends to play at least one year of profes sional football before entering mili tary service. He later hopes to be come a coach. Cassady, who studies movies of Ohio State's games in order to detect and correct flaws In his style, Is married and the father of a son who will be two years old this month. A native of Colum bus, Ohio, he attended Central High School and also is the regu lar center field on Ohio State's baseball team. Swlnk, who Is often called a "carbon copy of Doak Walker," was the year's leading ground-gainer in major college competition. Although only 4 junior. Swuik al ready Is considered as one of the finest running backs ever devel oped In the Southwest Conference. A native of Rv.sk. Tex., he stands six feet, one tnch and weighs 165 pounds. Hornung, a.. 19-year old Junior from Louisville. Ky.. was convert ed to a T-quarterback this year and led Notre Dame to eight vic tories tn 10 games. A rugged six. foot, two-inch. 205-pounder. typl' tied the new emphasis on running T-quarterbacks and was especially bi'Ultant against Miami, tria.i. Navy and Iowa. Kramer, a 20-year old, 219 pounder from Detroit, was the out standing player on a Michigan team which was a Rose Bowl con tender until its final game; Mor rall. the 180-pound T-quarterback who ran Michigan State's tricky multiple offense, was the key play er In the 6partans' canlpatgn and Pellegrini, a 225-pound center, was the bulwark of unbeaten Mary land's powerful defensive squad Utah Producing jTop Clubs CLAYTON HANNON SPORTS EDITOR Colt Moves Toward Grid Rushing Honors J SALT LAKE CITY I Hardly anybody lives in Utah hardly any body but red hot basketball play let's. Those who don't play, go to jthe games. 'i Exaggeration? 1 Well, with a population of only 'about 700,000 less than a lot of big cities Utah alone among the 18 states this week has two teams Un the nation's top 10. .2 The tame is so popular that last week the University of Utah : turned customers away from its 6.000-seat fieldhouse here. And what was the great event? A Iieshman-varsity game. ' The University of Utah wound un No. 5 and Brlsham Young uni versity at Provo ranked No. 10 In the first Associated Press Basket' ball poll of the season. Both are members of the Skyline comer-ence. Utah kids play basketball from the time they're big enough to see the net. It looks as II every other Karaite has a hoop nailed to It. The Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) Church and other denominations annually draw thousands of young sters into church leagues, ana ineir parents flock out to watcn. Utah won Its high early season ranking because of last year's fine team and on tne strengm oi a u 51 victory over University of Wi chita last Saturday. BYU beat fa vored UCLA last weekend, 75-58 and 67-65. Utah already is sold out of re serve seats for the season. BYU, which can seat 11.000 In Its fieldhouse. isn't sold out yet, Tint ticket men exDect to fill the aisles when they entertain Utah and Wyoming. "It Indicates the strength of the Skyline Conference to have two . teams from the conference In the nation's toD ten." commented man Coach Jack Gardner, who has most -of his top stars back Irom tne loom which took the Skyline Con ference title last year and wound tin seventh in the AP's final pon This weekend Utah plays host to Arizona, while BYU entertains Oregon of the Pacific Coast Con ference. - i ? 'East Claims !Caqe Power In NBA Ranks PHILADELPHIA (UP) Alan (The Horse) Ameche, who works like a horse for the Baltimore Colts, was In prime position today to become the first rookie In 13 seasons to win the National Foot ball League's ground gaining championship. Ameche. the busiest back in the league, htd a total of 932 yards in 197 carries for an average gain of 4.7 yards per carry. With only one game left, he was 133 yards anead ol second-place Fred Mor rison of the Cleveland Browns. . Morrison had 799 yards, three more than third place Howie Fer- Psych Edge Disregarded By Sugar Ray CHICAGO W) Sugar Ray Robin son doesn't believe there'll be any psychological factors Involved In his bid to regain the middleweight championship against Bobo Olson Friday night, but the champion. thinks otherwise. I wouldn't say there are any psychological advantages or din advantages," Robineon said, "buit I guess it's better to have won two over tne man man to nave lost two." , He was referring to his tvfo victories over Olson In 1950 aiad 1952. - "Sure he beat me twice," re torted Olson, "but things halve changed. I'm the champ now. The first time I went against Robinson, I was scared. I was just a green kid and while working out for the fight, fans would crowd around and watch me. Then I'd hear them say, "Man, what Sugar Ray's going to do to this '?uy.' Don't think those remarks didn't make a difference to a new comer. That was when Robinson knocked Olson out in 12 rounds but he didn't have an easy time of it. No one ever has an easy fight against Olson," said Robinson be fore going tnrougn a eoupie oi fast windup rounds yesterday. I'm not trying to build Dim up but he's out there giving you a battle three minutes of every round." And Olson doesn't figure to change any. "I'm going to Iignt lue same wav." he said. "I nearly beat him the second time and that was three years ago. I know he's not as fast now as he was then and he had to rely on speed. "Psychology? Sure there's psy chology In every fight and I know he beat me twice,' cominuea ui- son. "But look at It this, way. I'm the champ this time and there's a lot of confidence that, goes with that title. This time he's coming to me." guson of the Green Bay Packers. Defending champion Joe Perry ol San Francisco was fourth and Ron Wallnr of Los Angeles, In a hike from eighth place, was fifth. Otto Graham, who won the pass. lng championship In 1953, held a gain over Ed Brown of the Chicago Bears in that department. Graham averaged 9.25 yards gained" for each pass thrown and Brown's average was 8.20. By winning the title, Ameche. who has carried the ball more times than any other back in the lengue, could match the perform ance oi Bin pascal oi ueotgta Tach. Pascal led the league in his first season with the New York Giants in 1943. Ameche also can Join the serjet "one thousand yarders" an eUts group of Steve Van Buren, Tony Canadeo of Green Bay, along with ?erry tn recent years, and Brattle Feathers of the 1934 Bears, tne only players in league history to jgaln 1.000 yards In a season. The Baltimore back needs only ft! yards against San Francisco '-un- dav to hit tne l.Ouu-yard mam. Pete Plbos of the Eagles, with 10 receptions last Sunday, took over the lead in pass receiving, with 51 catohes, Billy Wilson of San Francisco was second with 49. Doak Walker" of Detroit led the scorers with 85 points; Norm Van Brocklin was the top punter; Ohie Matson of the Cardinals the leader in punt returns; Al Carmlchael of Green Bav the leader In kickoff returns and Wlllard Sherman of Los Angeles the leading Inter ceptor with 11, three off the record tor a season. Belair Stud, Nashua Listed On Sale Block KU, Reno Clash In Hoop Tilts Pelican Court will "ialute a weekend battle of inexperience this Friday nd Sati'rd-v nij'its as the Klamath Union High School Pelicans play host to the Invading Reno Hlsh Huskies In two non conference prep, enciunters. Both coaches. Don Peterson of the Pels and John Rotb of Reno, are guiding teams that are lack ing in veterans and bounce-ball experience. Reno has the edge over the Pels with three letter men, none of whom were starters last season. The Whltebirds are left with only two letter winners from last year's team. The Pelicans, remembering last year's clash with Reno, In which thev lost two straight to the Hus kies, will be out to avenge the 1954 double loss, and will have a slight advantage in the height de oartment to aid their efforts. Reno sources Indicated this week that their tallest eager -stands at the (-3 mark with several others completing the backboard picture at six feet-two Inches. Tne pels have Glenn Moore, who turned In an outstanding performance last Friday night In the conference Jamboree, standing at 6-6, while Earle Tichenor and Cliff Suther land both range at about 6-4. Having to build anew this sea son after losing such prep stand outs as 6-8 Stan Valentyne, Len Mardian Jeff Morby. Dean Paddy and Bob Clemmens, the eager who broke the Pels' .back uast year, Robb has been forced to call on several of last year's varsity, re serves ad Junior varsity hoopsters to fill the leading rolls for the Huskies. The only lettermen back for Reno are forwards Tom Sloan and Jerry Moon, and guard Fred Black, who quarterbacked the Reno football team this past year. Also aiding in the start from scratch by Reno are non-lettermen Ron Oifford. a 6-3 pivotman, Alex Kanwetz, Bob Morton and Paul Campbell. Kanwetz was the driv er" of last year's Jayvee team at Reno and is expected to he the "take charge guy" for the Husky varsity this season. This will be the first court ac tion of the 1955-56 schedule for the visitors from Nevada, and tne first full game play for the Pels. Last Friday evening in Pelican Court the Whltebirds captured the Southern Oregon Conference Jam boree with a 3-0 record winning over Giants Pass. Medford and Ashland In quarter-games. ;vrr . 'V - - m ? National League Has Hopes For Week Tilt CHICAGO I The National League held out a glimmer of hope to the minors In the form of revenue from a proposed television "Game of the Week" broadcast to day but the majors turned thumbs down on such player requests as a 87.200 minimum pay, unlimited whiter ball and an Inside role on negotiating a new World Series TV contract. The National went out of Its way to label as "very Important" Its decision to ask Walter O'Malley, Brooklyn president, to continue his Nat'l Guard Collects Wins 1 Bv UNITED PRESS The balance of power in the Na 1 iioiial' Basketball Assn. seems to "iiave switched this year from the . West to the East. J Ait r tn Ik. !Taatrn nil luui cnti,3 mi ts Division are above .500 while only the St. Louis Hawks have won more games than they've lost in the West. What's more, the East ern teams won three of four games played Tuesday night with their Western rivals. The Philadelphia Warriors drubbed the once - powerful Minn eapolis Lakers, 116-103, and the New York Knickerbockers snapped a four-game losing streak with 116-105 verdict over the Rochester Royals in a doubleheader at Madi son Sauare Garden. At St. Louis, the Boston Celtics routed the Hawks. 122-99. after the Fort Wayne Pistons gave the West Its only win of the nlKht with a 90-88 win over the Syracuse Na tionals. Neil Johnston scored 32 points and Paul Arlzin 26 to lead the Warriors to their 11th victory In 15 games while Harry Gallatin and Dick McGulre scored 23 points each In New York's triumph. Linfield Tops SOC ASHLAND I Lldfleld College, slowing the pace with ball control. defeated Southern Oregon College of Education 42-33 here Tuesday night in the second of their bas ketball games. The first tame Monday night, a racehorse affair, was won by Southern Oregon 93-62. NEW YORK 11 Nashua, 3-year- old champion and leading money winner of 1955 wnose earning power still Is estimated at more than 8500,000, no longer win run under the familiar whlte-and-red dotted colors of the Belair Stud. The first step In the dissolution of the famous stable, rumored since the death of William Wood ward Jr. Oct. 30, was taken yes terday when executors of Wood ward's estate placed Nashua and 61 other ' thoroughbreds up for public sale. The executors called for sealed bids by Dec. 15. Second on the nst ol world moneywinners, Nashua Is topped only by Citation, who won $1,085.- (cm. nabuua ma enmeu a wvi v. 8945,415 as a 2-year-old and 3-year-old. He won 1752,550 this year. The champion colt has been turned out in a paddock at the Clalrborne Farms in Paris. Ky. and is booked for a number of winter races In Miami and Santa Anita. Going Into his 4-year-old season. Nashua faces the higher weights of handicap racing and a probable drop In earning power. For that reason his chief value now Is considered as that of a sire. ' The nine other Belair 'race horses up for sale are Ambidex trous, Ambient, Black Emperor, Cilltatlon. Cote D'Or, First Flower Game Chance, Tremor and Valence. SPORTS IN BRIEF By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BASEBALL PITTSBURGH John (Honus) Wagner, 81. all-time great snort fttnrv Hied in his sleep. CHICAGO The Cubs traded third baseman Randy Jackson to nronklvn for third sacker Don Hoak and outfielder Walt Moryn BASKETBALL San Francisco was voted the No. 1 college team In the Ilrst Associated Press poll of tne sea son. FOOTBALL WATERVILLE. Maine Frank Maze resigned as head coach at Colby College. OOLK MIAMI George Bemardln of Andover, Mass., won medal hon ors In the qualifying round of the $12,500 Miami Open tournament with a 4-under-par be. ..ED" RUSTY O'BRIEN. Reno, Nevada, welterweight will meet popular YoYo Lewis thii Friday night at the armory in the 10-round main event of promoter Mack Lillard'i boxing card. O'R-Ao ; r-arrUd ai one of the leading welters in the Reno ring pir.ture and i expected to give the Seattle Negro battler a good test. Tickets are on tale at Dick Reeder's Store for g Men Natural1 Seen For Ring Card Klamath Basin boxing enthus iasts are In for what looks to be natural this Friday nignt at tne armory as "Red" Rusty o urten of Reno tangles with the last punching YoYo Lewis of Seattle In the fight card's 10-round main event. The Lewis-O'Brien match will top a program of 30 scneduieo rounds of leather tossing action featuring some of the finest local talent. , O'Brien, who is reported to be a tough inside puncher, with a yen to stand toe-to-toe with opponents and dish out what he receives, nas been fighting out of Reno for Just a short time after a prosperous tour through Eastern fight circles. Red" Rusty will have a slight weight advantage over his swltch hittlne battler from Seattle when the two welterweights climb through the armory ropes Friday evening. O'Brien scales In around the 154-pound mark, while YoYo holds his lighting weigni ai m pounds. with n-Brien'a reouiaiion as a "come and get it" fighter, and Lewis' power-loaded fists iiymg. four nf the Basin fight fans will be expecting the bout to go the distance. In Lewis' lasi appear ance here, he scored a fifth round TKO over Klamath's Dick Jones. The remaining bouts on the card win include two six rounder and two four rounders, with a sngm possibility that there will be four added stanzas of ring excitement. 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