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Whitewater Jolts Vets, 64-52 Second Loss For Waukesha Quintet in LOL WHITEWATER Waukesha's Amvets' pipe dream's of a Southern division Land o' Lakes championship got a rude jolt here Wednesday night. Coming from behind at half the hosting Lakers trimmed Coach Andy Sobrofski's team, 64-52. to deal the Amvets their second successive setback. The loss also tumbled the Waukesha team out of a tie for the loop lead. Watertown's 4-1 mark now holds down the No.

1 run, with the Am- vets and Whitewater in the runner- up slots with 4-2 records. It was Water-town which tripped the Am- vets the first time, last Saturday night. The Amvets were behind 14-11 at the quarter mark but turned on their hosts in the second car.to to forge a 24-21 halftime edge. While the first half was closely-contested, that pattern failed to hold up in the last two rounds. Dick Arnold and Polacek paced a counter-offensive and by outscoring the Amvets 43-28 in the final sessions, Whitewater won in a walk.

Arnold contributed 19 points and Polacek 15 to their team's total. Ed Price and Jug Johnson with 16 apiece and Bill Lueder with 15 markers were hot for Waukesha but the remainder of the Amvet guns were stilled. Box score: Amvets (52) Whitewater (64) FG FT FG FT Price.f Leuder.f Rappis.f Orgas.f Greb.g Kadrich.g NCAA to Continue Tight Control of Grid Video 7 CTNNATI, Ohio (UP) College football headed for another year of restricted television today as the National Collegiate Athlet-c Association TV Committee reported the results of a survey and made recommendations to the convention. Asa Bushnell, director of the NCAA Television Committee, told a press conference that the present college TV program of showing just one game a week would continue next season. He said college athletic directors voted about 60 per cent in favor of the present policy of showing the game of the week.

Committee Chairman Robert J. Kane of Cornell said no plan had been received as yet for regional controls, such as advocated by a number of Midwest "schools. It was expected, however, that the Big Ten Conference and other schools would propose such a setup in today's conference. Television Committee also reported on the effects of video on other college sports, including basketball and baseball. The report was Assembled from a survey tabulated during the last two days.

Notre Dame Athletic Director Edward (Moose) Krause also was expected to let his feelings regarding the television question be known at the meeting. His efforts to get the restrictions lifted in previous conventions have met with failure. "Televising Notre Dame's games isn't going to hurt the smaller colleges." said. "They're going to have the same size crowds regardless of what we do." "The middle sized-colleges would be hurt, but if they're afraid to compete against television, "let them play their games on Friday and Saturday nights," he said. Dykes Upsets Giambra But Has Rugged Time MIAMI BEACH (UP)--Slender Bobby Dykes, fresh from an upset victory over fifth-ranked, middleweight Joey Giambra, said today he was ready to face "anybody I can make some money with -Bobo Olson, Kid Gavilan or anyone.

5 But the 25-year-old Miamian admitted he didn't have an easy time with the hard charging Buffalo, N.Y., boxer in their 10-round nationally-televised bout Wednesday night at Miami Beach Auditorium. "He's the toughest kid I ever fought," said Dykes. Giambra wasn't returning any compliments. I didn't fight my fight, I fought his fight and the referee's," said Giambra. "I'm willing to meet him anytime, anywhere, or any place and the next time I'll knock him out." Harry Pidhirny of Syracuse tied an American Hockey league record by scoring six goals in one game.

Bosox Release Zarilla; Other Baseball Stories Make News 6 4 5 6 3 3 Uglow.f 0 0 1 Ardelt.f 0 1 2 7 2 5 1 1 4 Polacek.c 0 0 3 Tratt.g i Schlrmer.g Hoffman.g 9 1 2 1 0 4 1 6 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 5 4 Totals 20 12 21 Totals 27 10 27 Scoring by quarters: Amvets 11 13 9 19--52 Whitewater 14 7 19 24--64 Five Midwest Tiffs on Top By UNITED PRESS Five league games are slated for the Midwest Conference next weekend, but the pacesetter will sit out conference play in favor of a tuneup contest. Grinnell has won three tight games and leads the league with a perfect record. Its total winning margin for-the three games is only 11 points. The Pioneers will play Wartburg at Waverly, Iowa, Saturday, and "Coe will turn to the task of trying to stay within striking distance of Grinnell. Friday, St.

Olaf is at Cornell, and Carleton at Coe in conference games. Saturday, St. Olaf will visit Coe, Carleton will travel to Cornell and Ripon will be at Lawrence in league games. In non-conference games, Knox will be at home against Augustana Friday and Monmouth travels to Carthage (HI.) and Knox moves to North Central at Naperville, Saturday. Forward Bill Fitch with a game average of 23.5 and center Jack Fulton with a 22.5 average are leading conference scoring.

Both play for Coe. By I PRESS The Boston Red Sox and the signing of other major league baseball players made up most of the news today as the clubs pepped up preparations for the 1954 spring training season. Boston gave outfielder Al Zarilla, a 10-year American Leaguer, his unconditional release, announced a 34-game spring training schedule and said 12 rookies would report for pre-training workouts at Sarasota, Feb. 15. The 33-year-old Zarilla's major league service included two separate stints with both the Red Sox and Browns plus a tour with the White Sox.

His best year was 1948, when he a .329 for the Browns. The St. Louis Cardinals announced they have begun "exploratory talks" concerning 1954 contracts with two of their stars, Stan Musial "and Red Schoendienst. General Manager Dick Meyer said contracts will be mailed to other unsigned Cardinals today. Player- manager Eddie Stanky, outfielder Enos Slaughter and pitchers Gerald Staley and Hal White already have signed.

Outfielder Steve Shucock became the first Detroit Tiger player to sign a 1954 contract. The Cleveland Indians announced he signing of first baseman Glenn Nelson, who was acquired rom Brooklyn at the end of the 1953 season. Nelson, who was named the International League's most valuable player last year when he batted .308 with Montreal, currently is leading the Cuban Winter League in batting with a 323 average. He is playing for the Almandares club. Al Rosen, Cleveland third base- man, continued to collect honors for his 1953 play as he was voted the outstanding athlete of the year by the Philadelphia Sports Writers' Association.

Rosen, who was previously unanimously voted the American League's most valuable player in 1953 by the Baseball Writers Association of America, will be honored by the Philadelphia writers at their annual banquet, Jan. 25. Ped-Loop Cagers To Resume Play By UNITED PRESS Wisconsin state college basketball teams will turn their attention in the next few days to the first of eight weekends of conference games. La Crosse and Milwaukee will start things off tonight. La Crosse at home with Upper Iowa -and Milton visiting Milwauke in non- league games.

The Whitewater at Platteville game Friday night will start the post holiday conference season. Saturday, "Eau Claire be at Stout, Milwaukee at Stevens Point, Platteville at Winona in a non- conference game and, Superior at River Falls. Eau Claire, with a 2-G record, is leading the league. Whitewater is next with a win and no losses and Oshkosh, Platteville, River Falls, La Crosse and Milwaukee each have split a pair of games. Classified ads do the job EARN MORE ON SAVINGS! CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE: Deposits Insured Per Annum INDUSTRIAL BUILDING LOAN ASSOCIATION 1511 SUMMIT AVI.

2-151! ARROLL OLLEGE Friday, Jan. 8th WABASH (OLLEGE Benefit of March of Dimes Tuesday, Jan. 12th BELOIT COLLEGE Carroll College Gymnasium BOTH GAMES START AT 8:00 P.M. HOOSIER HOT-SHOT By Alan Mover POM SCHLUMT, PLAYER MTfJ BIG reft A 6-10 fiMP POUNDS ANP Gold, Lange, Francis Warm Hoops in Play TSLUNG WENT $-5 TO 6-3 MA Dutrttmtcd 6y King Featarrs Smtlicate NEW YORK (UP) Record smashing scoring performances boosted the All-America stock today of La Salle's slick Tom Gola, Navy's hook-shooting Don Lange, and the fabulous Clarence (Bevo) Francis of Rio Grande College. Gola and Lange set new scoring records for their schools, Gola with 41 points in a 97-62 victory Wednesday night over Loyola of Baltimore and Lange with 43 points in a 94-50 victory over Johns Hopkins in 'a day game.

The Francis wiped out the record for the Butler Uni- field house as he poured in 48 points in an 81-68 triumph over Butler. Six-foot, 6-inch Gola, only member of last year's United Press All-America first team still college ball, sank 16 field goals and 9 free throws to erase the La Salle record of 39 points set five years ago by big Larry Foust. now a professional star. Gola capped a Drilliant show by grabbing 26 re- Dounds. La Salle, ranked 16th nationally, opened up a 27-11 first period lead over winless Loyola and breezed to its 10th win in 13 starts.

Besides La Salle and Navy, two other highly-ranked teams scored easy victories Wednesday night. Unbeaten Holy Cross, winner of the Sugar Bowl Tournament and ranked sixth nationally, had no trouble gaining its ninth victory, 91-62, over American International and seems certain to gain win No. 10 on Saturday when it meets little St. Anslem's. Duke, Dixie Classic Tourney champion ranked 13th nationally, tuned up for an important-Atlantic Coast Conference battle with North Carolina State on Saturday by trouncing Virginia Tech, 82-45.

The Blue Devils built up a 3S-19 halftime lead and coasted to their llth win, although Max Bryan of Virginia Tech won game scoring honors with 17 points. In other leading games Wednesday night: Ohio State led all th way to rout Pittsburgh, 74-55, as Robin Freema scored 22 points and Ebert 21; Three straight field goals by Joe Bertrand in the fourth period broke open a close game as Notre Dame trounced Louisville, 72-53, for the' Irish' sixth win in eight games; high- scoring Bob Schafer of Villanova, the nation's fifth highest scorer, racked up 35 points to lead a 77-62 victory over Millersville, Pa, State; Temple led all the way to trounce Penn Military, 79-43; St. Joseph's (Pa.) rallied in the last four minutes to beat Delaware, 55-49; Jesse Arnelle's 21 points led Penn State to 77-63 win over Syracuse; Williams upset Army. 64-57; Providence downed Boston College, 63-58; Maryland won at Atlantic Coast Conference game from Clemson, 74-59; Yale edged Dartmouth in an Ivy League clash, 60-59; Georgia shaded Tennessee, 71-69, in the Southeastern Conference; and St. Francis (N.Y.) upset Fordham, 53-49.

Rangers Roll to Third Win, Tip Hawks, 4-3 By UNITED PRESS The New York Rangers, on the brink of oblivion only a week ago, stood poised just four points back of the fourth-place Boston Bruins today, with their hopes of a playoff berth revived. They defeated the cellar-dwelling Chicago Black Hawks, 4-3, Wednesday night for their third straight victory the first such Ranger streak in two years. 'Marking Frank Boucher's last appearance as Ranger coach, the Rangers peppered Chicago goalie Al Rollins throughout most of the contest. After the first of two goals by Chicago's Pefe Conacfier tfe'J ffit score at 2-2 late in the second Harry Howell and oski earned New York the victory with a pair 1 of goals early in the final period. Conacher scored a meaningless goal four seconds before the final buzzer.

Laffner Wants fa Play Pro in U.S. SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UP)--All American Johnny Lattner of Notre Dame wants to embark on a pro football a in the United States. However, he said Wednesday night, his final plans depend "on which National Football League team drafts me." Lattaer, in a radio interview, denied reports that he is already committed to play pro football in Canada. He did say, however, that he talked with Canadian football officials last week in San Francisco where he appeared briefly in the East-West Shrine game.

Neil Worden, Lattner's teammate on the powerful Notre Dame squad, said on the same program that he, too, is interested in playing National League pro ball. -SPECIAL PORCELAINIZE FINISH and ENGINE WASH both for only 19.95 SULLIVAN PONTIAC 124 W. Main Ph. 7749 AUTO SALESMAN if you are a high caliber auto salesman married with a family, and are interested in a change for the better then -we may have a mutual interest. We artf one of the largest GM dealers in i a a To the salesman we hire we offer a guarantee, a demonstrator a gasoline, should you be the party we want, write Freeman The new 1954 Chov- Bel Air X-Door With three great serial, Chevrolet afiiri the moir beautiful choice of modeli in its field.

It stands to reason that you'll get the fintst Valve-in-Hcad engine in the low-price 1 from the world's largest builder with 40 years of experience in developing and improving this type of engine. And now fpr '54 New power! New economy of operation! Smoother, quister, finer performance! For 1954, Chevrolet brings you your choice of two great high-compression Valve-in-Head 'engines. One, the advanced "Blue-Flame 125" engine, delivering and teamed with the highly perfected Powerglide Automatic "Transmission, now available on all models at extra cost. And the other, the advanced "Blue-Flame 115" engine, delivering and teamed with the highly improved Synchro-Mesh Transmission, providing smooth, quiet gear engagement. Both of these engines give sensational new results in every phase of performance, from increased power on the hills to increased responsiveness on the road, from greater flexibility to smoother, quieter operation, from newly improved gasoline economy to longer life.

And most important of all, they bring you that steady, unvarying, day-in-and-day-cu! dependability, which you naturally expect of the product of the manufacturer who has buflt more than twice as many engines as all other makers In addition, the new Chevrolets offer many other far-ahead features, including: Stunning new Fisher Bodies with a total of 161 model-color combinations! Time-proved Power Steering, Optional at greatly reduced cost on all models! And the softer, smoother Knee-Action Ride! Come in; see and drive this smarter, livelier, thriftier Chevrolet for 1954; and place your order now! Builder of more than twice as many as oil other makers combined TUNE IN THE DINAH SHORE SHOW ON NBC Radio-- Every Tuesday and Friday Evening Television-- Every Tuesday and. Thursday Evening Dale Chevrolet Co. 811 BARSTOW ST. WAUKESHA, Waukesha Daily Freeman -Thursday, January 7, J954 Page.

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