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Sports Scribes Lean To Odessa In State Sckoolboy Grid Finale BY HAROLD V. RATLIFF (p Asiocieiwi Sport! Editor Odessa's Bronchos will beat Thomas Jefferson's Mustnngs and wVi the state championship, say a a majority of sports writers who cover high school the ma-Cin isn't lone and many of them it will be quite scoring battle. Texas writers are not unanimous in selecting the San An team but West Texas didn all out for Odessa cither. Other wctions of the state, however, favored Odessa to a man. The count showod 13 writers picking Odessa and 0 balloting for Thomas that's the closest they've been on stntc final in years.

Playad At Auittn The to be staged for the championship in Texas Interscholnstic league history will be played nt Austin next Saturday. Hero's ho wthe -writers Hutcheson, T-Aibbock Avalanche-Journal Disregarding the West Texas adage "Never quit a bucking Broncho," we're taking Jefferson by 13-7. Dick Peebles, Sim Antonio 19. Odesr.a 13. TJiil Chick.

Lubhock Avalanchc- Jourr.nl Odessa by two touchdowns, say 27-13, Jimmy Banks, Austin Statesman 13, Odessa 7, Mike Haikin. Houston Post K'-le Rote nnd the Jefferson Mustangs to ridf to 7-0 triumph over Odessa. Slaughter Johnny Janes, San Antonio Lieht I'll ride with Rote until somebody stops him: Jefferson 13, Odessa 7. Tony Slaughter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 28, Thomas Jefferson 13. Paul Moore, Cnrsienna Sun Odeswi.

George Vow, McAllen Thomns Dick Oliver. Port Arthur News 21, Jefferson 13. Pun Powell. Amnrillo News Odessa four touchdowns to two. the Bronchos can't blast 'cm oft the field running they will do it pas-ing.

However. Odessa's defense v.T.n't be able to hold Jefferson to less than two touchdowns. Say, that will make quite a ball game, won't it? Max S. Lnle, Marshall News Messenger Take Odessa over Thomas Jefferson by a score of 20 to 7. Eaylei Llkoi Hal Sayles, Abilene Reporter- 14, Kyle Rote 7.

Cliff Clincs. Veroon Record Picking Thomas Jefferson to upset Odessa. Rote will be the difference. Two touchdowns in favor of TJ. Louis Cox, Dallas Times Herald 20.

Jefferson 7. Howard Brickey, Wichita Falls Daily and Merry Christmas; Jefferson also ran. Scott Raffcrty, Primpa News- Odessa over Jefferson by 14 points. Dub King, Fort Worth Star-Tel- Odessa by two touchdowns. Jerry Ribnick.

Houston Chronicle to powerhouse Kyle Rote and Jefferson ChooMi Jefferson Corpus Christ! Caller Cnllcr-Times sports editor on vacation, I'm trying TO get even for my one and pnly schoolboy championship prediction in 1940 when I predicted Temple winner by three Amarillo won that year This year Jefferson has a well-rounderi versatile club with an outstanding back in Rote. We haven': seen "Odessa but reports are that they are masters of trje 7. Jefferson is a much better team than when they were tied by a very good Laredo team in the opening game. We'll back Bill Lee's predlciion of three weeks ago that District 15-AA would produce the cnampifn. Jeff by two touchdowns.

Bellamy, Snn Antonio News 1 27, Odessa 19. Oscar Williams, F.I Paso Times- Odessa is our choice for the state championship. PAGE SIX LUBBOCK, TExZ THURSDAY, DEC. 26. 1946 SOONERS RATED TOP CONTENDER Oklahoma Ags Top-Seeded Quint As All-College Tourney Starts Barnes Lists Starters For Harbor Bowl Tilt SAN DIEGO.

Dec. 25. (IP) New -Mexico University's football team made Christmas a day of rest from travel, Coach Willis Barnes announced the names of the 11 players he prob- abJy will start in the Harbor Bow! same against Montana State here New Year's Day, Barnes said he would call on Jor.n Hart and Dick Wilford at cr.ci!'; Spenre Haskins and Lin tackles; Larry Felicet- and George Hughes at guards; Fred Doar at center; Bill Getcr at qunrtcrb.ii-k; Rudy Camunez and P'jdy Krall at the halfback posi- Uons and Fullback Lou Cullen. The line will average 202 The Lobo's 23-man squad, which arrived from Honolulu last night, wil! start workouts tomorrow. Montana State's is expected Sunday, OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec.

25. Oklahoma basketball team has a right to feel like clay pigeon in a shooting gallery at the All-College basketball tournament opening hero tomorrow lor three The Aggies, seeded No. 1, open defense ot their title against Rice, and there are a half dozen other teams with their sights on blowing the NCAA champions oft their throne, The 1 Aggie-Rice contest shares the spotlight in the opening night tourney session with Baylor and Oklahoma. Missouri meets and Kansas tests Tulane the afternoon games. Four more games will be played Friday, with the.

final four, including the consolation and championship finals, on Saturday. Couch Hank Iba's Aggie teams h'uvc won five ot the ten All-Col- ICKC tournament including the pus! two yours, and two ot the Aggies' bitterest mn and determined it's not going to happen again this year, Both arc in the lower bracket nnd one is, likely to go to the finals. Soonort Slrong Oklahoma is looked upon as the team most likely to stop the Aggie parade. Bruce Drake's quintet has been setting the nets ablaze this season with seven victories in eight starts including a brilliant 56-40 upset triumph over Wisconsin. The Sooners, boasting two teams of almost equal ability, havoTicv- eral stellar marksmen including Gerald Tucker, who holds most Big Six scoring records, and Allic Paine.

Paine returns to this year's tournament seeking a repeat on the most valuable player award. The vociferous, hard working guard won the title in 1943 when Oklahoma won its only All-College trophy. Just as anxious to send the Ag- gies sprawling is Kansas coach Dr 1 Forrest E. fPhoR) Allen. The "Oracle of Mount Oread" was humbled by the Aggies in the tourney semifinals last year and last week in Kansas City felt sting, 4737.

A victory for ISA would give him a f)-9 knot with Allen in their tempestuous cage scries, Toxns UnbonJon The Kansans will be better off than in the first meeting this season with the addition of. Don Etlinger who reported for practice earlier this week. Ettinger, 200- pound football tackle, lettered in basketball in 1942. Texas is the only team carrying an undefeated season's record in- to the tourney. Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Aggies each have been i stopped once.

SOUTHERN WINS DALLAS, Doc. 25 university, top team in the Southwestern Negro College conference, smothered Tuskegee Institute of Alabama, oC the Southeastern Negro conference, 647, here today in the first annual Yam Bowl football game at the high school stadium Mid-Winter Sports Carnival Starts In New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 25 The New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports association's first full postwar program gets under way Friday, wilh outstanding performers in hull a dozen sports set to com- Dctc Before the climactic New Year's Day football game between Georgia and North Carolina, there'll be competition in tennis, boxing, track, sailing or basketball, sports association's idea, when it organized 13 -years ago, was to make New Orleans the country's recognized mid-winter capital of amateur athletics. The Rome has always been of prime interest but the best available talent In several other sports was invited to complete the program. Kentucky MooU 'During the war the Sugar Bowl restricted its efforts to promotion of a football game.

Now'the full calendar is being resumed. The "semi-final" event on' Dec. 30 is a basketball game bringing together the Kentucky Wildcats, unbeaten in 25 straight games, and Oklahoma national intercollegiate champions. The cagcrs of Louisiana Slate and Tulane are paired in a preliminary match. North Carolina, sending us Southern conference championship football team to meet the unbeaten, untied Georgians, will have its boxing team also in the Sugar Bowl.

The Tarheel sluggers will mix with the leather pushers from Syracuse university Friday night. Each school claims some regional individual champions. Track Mcei SlaJed 1 Also on Friday a three-day tennis tournament opens. The top- ranked American players are busy in Australia, but the Sugar Bowl expects a cou-ple ot nationally rated men's performers and the leaders in the junior division. Outstanding skippers small sailboats from Gulf coast yacht clubs will compete Saturday in a regatta on Lake Pontchartrain.

Sunday a track meet is scheduled, with contestant including Bill Hulsc, holder of the American outdoor mile record; Roy Coch- ranc. another Olympic prospect; Joe McCluskcy, amazing veteran of the steeplechasers; Gus Erfurlh, latest of Rice's succession of, fine the th'ree Mitchell brothers of Indiana. BOUT CALLED OFF NEW YORK, Dec. 25 night's 10-round Madison Square Garden fight involving Rocky Graziano of New York and Ruben Shank of Denver, was called today when Matchmaker Nat Rogers was unable to find a suitable substitute for the Riling Grnzinno Howie Pollet Top National Hurler Thn Ajsoclnttd NEW YORK, Dec. Pollet, slender southpaw ace of the world champion Louis Cardinals during the regular 1946 season, led the National league pitchers with an earned run average of 2,10 per game.

Official league statistics released today revealed the 21-game winner who stated most of the Hed games in their uphill drive to the pennant also had 'pitched more 'innings, 266, than other hurler in the league. The dark-haired lefthander 'from Houston by way of New Orleans paced the circuit with a 1.75 mark in 1943 although' he was active only half the season before entering the Army Air force. Returning I to "the Cards this spring, Pollet was Manager Eddie Dyer's "stopper" and No. 1 man through the rough days of June and July after Max Lanicr deserted lor Mexico. Suffered Injury Pollet- strained a' back muscle pitching against the New York Giants in mid-September and never regained full effectiveness although he beat Brooklyn in the first' playoff game and worked a brilliant, but losing, World Series opener against the Boston Red The Sept 1 17 victory over the Gianls, in which he was injured, made Howie the iirst lefty to win 20 games in the National league since 3937 when Cliff Melton and Carl Hubbcll of New York turned the trick.

Starting 32 times, only three less than Dave Koslo of the Giants who earned the "workhorse" crown with 35 regular turns, Pollet hurled 22 complete The only pitcher with more complete efforts WFIS Boston's Johnny Sain wilh 24. Koilo.Hit Hard Among first line pitchers who had worked in at least 10 complote'ga'mes, the Cards' Murry Dicksori had the best winning percentage of ,714 on a 15-8 record. However, teammate Ted Wilks won eight straight relief jobs and never was beaten to wind up wilh a perfect mark. Ewell Blackwell of Cincinnati' fashioned, six shutouts in his' freshman year, living up to the nice' things that had been predicted fo.r him while he was in service. That was the best job of whitewashing in the league although.

Johnny. Vandermeer of the Reds and Harry Brechec'n each had five. Dave Koslo of. 1 the cellar-bound Gianls gained the unenviable dis- tint-lion of lopping the pitchers in negative with the most defeats, 19. He faced the most batsmen, 1,136, allowed the most 251, yielded' the most runs, 119, gave up the most earned runs, 107, and the most sacrifice hits, 21.

Ye 11 owj ackers Set To Depart For Houston ATLANTA, Dec. 25. Thirty-six of the Georgia; Tech football squad will leave here tomorrow afternoon in two planes bound for Houston and a New Year's 1 Day engagement with St. Mary's Gaels in the Oil Bowl, Coach Bobby Dodd, wailing-for h'is Ycllowjfickels to reassemble after their'Christmas holiday, was concerned over the possible offccts of home cooking on the squad's condition. "We're going to work about two hours a day from the time, we get to Houston until game'time in an effort to get'the team back in shape," he said, Tech probably will get a couple of offensive -scrimmages but there will be no rough work on defense during the Texas drills, Dodd said.

He explained that he had no team to run S.t. Mary's formations for a defensive workout. South Team Ready For Saturday's Blue-Gray Jilt MONTGOMERY, Dec. 25 cpaches, here for Saturday's Blue Gray game, breathed somewhat easier today after filling the breach in their line left by the injury, of a star guard from Kentucky. They announced that Mike Harris of Mississippi State, third string All-Southeastern conference lineman, had been signed to -replace Leo who is out with a broken hand.

Acquisition of Harris gives the Maroons four men on. -Gray squad, more than any 'other school except Alabama, which has the same number. Coaches for both sides also announced they had cut to one a day, and will devote Friday to "loosening drills. Meanwhile, one of the Southern mentors, Dutch Meyer of Texas Christian, "admitted" the Rebels with Alabama's Harry Gilmer on the tossing, end, '-'probably" would resort to occasional passing against the Yankee invaders. "I'm afraid if we don't' try a few Mey'er lamented, "we might be back on our own goal line all afternoon," He shrugged oft the fact that he and the other-Gray Allyn- McKeen of Mississippi State and Rod Sanders, Vandcrbilt two 'of the Soulh's best running backs in Shorty McWilliams of-' Mississippi Stale and Red Cochran of Wake Forest, and best' punter, Harry Ghaul of Miami.

Florida Normal Takes. Tropical; Bowl Tussle JACKSONVILLE, Dec. .25 Carter' paced Florida Normal college to a to 6 victory over Morris college of Sumtcr, S. today in the'Tropical Bowl football game here. Carter, who had' scored 126; points in regular season play, boosted his total to 146 by romping for three touchdowns and kicking two'extra points.

He will have another.chance to enlarge his score New Year's when Normal meets Delaware Stale in the Flower Bowl here. I American Neffers Open Bid To Bring Davis Cup Back lo U.S. By GAYLE TALBOT Q- Associated Press Sports Wrilcr MELBOURNE, Dec, 26 iThurs- was every indication early today that the mercury would climb to 100 degrees by the time Ed Schrocder oC the United States, and John Bromwich of Australia take the court at 1:30 p. m. (10:30 p.

m. Wednesday, EST), for the opening match in the competition for the Davis cup. The thermometer shot that high yesterday as the American tennis squad celebrated its also As soon as the Sch'roedcr-Brom- wich match has beer, completed, Jack Kramer, the big man of the team despite a minor spot ailment, mid Dinny Pails of Australia, will take to the center court of flag-bedecked Kooyong stadium in ihc second sigles mnlch. The doubles play is carded for Friday with the two remaining singles down for Saturday. Kramei- Favored The terrific summer seasons arc exactly the reverse of those in the United the Christmas holiday are expected to combine for the largest crowd ever to sec Davis Cup matches.

Every scat in Davis Cup matches. Every seat in Kooyong stadium, some 14,500, have been sold as this tennis-conscious country became as frenzied as does a 1 Brooklynitc when his Dodgers arc involved in a world Both teams the bright green center court for brief final drills yesterday. Although it appeared in perfect condition, the Americans snid it did not compare in tcxl.urc with either inn in court at Forest Hills or Wimbledon. 1 A majority or the experts here feel that Kramer, especially if he is not injured by the injury, will triumph over both the Aus- tralinns in the singles. Arici- today's singles and Gerald Patterson, non playing Australian captain, will announce officially their doubles combinations for Friday's play.

Vols Work Hard For Orange Bowl Battle MIAMI, Dec. 25 Bringing his Tennessee Vols tn Miami for their J947 Orange Bowl clash with Rice is no new experience for Gen. Bob Ncyland, coach of the Southeastern conference co- champio'ns from Knoxville. Norland, 1 a frequent visitor In Florida where he likes to fish and perhaps pick up a promising player or iwo, brought his ioam here in 1939. That year the Vols whipped a powerful Oklahoma eleven in a bitter, bruising struggle thru stands out in Orange Bowl memory.

Now Ncylnnd is back, with liis players at the same hotel iliey used eight yer.rs working on the same field. Work is the word for it. Norland is a perfectionist both as an Army engineer nnd a football his arrived Sunday, he has held two workouts daily. Ho let the boys off with a single session todny but planned hard scrimmages the remainder of the week. Dory Deffon Is Bested By Getz Al Gcl.7., the durable Dutchman from PiUsbursh, won two of three falls from fiqhtinp.

but oiu- wcishod. Dory Dctton in the main event of Sled Allen's regular wrestling last nifiht nt the arena at Sixth and Texas avenue. GcU won the first fall after 16 minutes, but the scrappy Dctton evened the score eight minutes Inter in a comeback that had the fnr.r. standing in their scats. Gctz' weight made itself, felt durinp the third encounter, however, and he- pinned Detton after 11 minutes.

In the semifinal match Bobby Burns won the initial fall from Abilena's Ace Abbott, only to have the wily Ace take the next two in short order. Pat O'Dowdy and Johnny Carlin to a draw in their 20-min- utc limit preliminary. Kitts Names Starting Team For Sun Bowl BLACKSBURG. V.i.. Dec.

25 Jimmy Kitts today announced his probably starling lineup for Virginia Tech's foot- b.nll biUilc in the Sun Bowl at. El Pnso. New YcHr's with the University of Cincinnati. Kills said the Gobbler lineup probably would include Oren Hopkins nnd Captain Elmer Wilson at ends, John iThc Greek'i Maskas and Miner at tackles. Jack Cooks nnd Bill Bnrbour at guards.

Joe Hoffman at center, and Rny Bensley, Ralph Ted Johnson and Marry Wallon in the bnckficlrt. The Gobblers will leave for El Paso from Ronnoke Saturday; Bronchos Leave For Site Of Title Contest ODESSA, Dec. 25 The Odessa Bronchos worked out for the List time on Fly field this sf- icrnoon before leaving for Austin and the Saturday football game which will decide the state high school championship. Dummy scriiv.magc and signal drill comprised most of the session. They boarded their special buses late today with fin overnight stop slnteri nt San Angclo.

They will arrive in Austin sometime tomorrow afternoon work out in Memorial stadium. Tickets went on sale today and the representing first bloc for wore sold or subscribed quickly. The pep will leave Odessa Friday on .1 special train, duo to arrive in Austin eariy Saturday. traveling in two American airlines DC-3s. The plnnes wsll make a brief slopover in Nashville.

to permit members of the squad in participate in limbering up exercises. BUZ bAWYEH The Americano BY HOY CHAINS PERHAPS THIEVES ARE BREAKING EEKITO CRYSTAL CAVE. THE AMERICANO BUT SEflORlTA EES WE El WHAT AM I TO 00 SfrR THE POOR SUMMON DON JAIME, OP Ecst-West Grid Stars Continue Practices SAN" FRANCISCO, Dec. 25 Cnnstmiis was jjst another work day for she collcse football stars drilhns for the East-West game here Year's Day for the benefit of the Crippled Children's hospital. At Sr'inta Ci.irii, East Coaches Ancy Kcrr 'ColgMe' and Bcrnie 'Minnesota' put their charges through a brisk session, dividing power pluys nnd an aerial sprung off both the single wingbiick formations.

pl.iycrs, quartered (MM Junior i-nllcKi'. I'lniugli il llnmcr NmMon iTexiis A. M. 1 Lx'ii Stiner 'Oregon 1 George Saucr (Kansas' were trying make up time due the arrival rvf their key men. Mickey Mc- Carrile, End Jim Ciilanan and Tackle John Ferraro, all from the University of Southern California.

They checked yesterday, diys after opened. dLOWDIE It's Tho Parrot In Himl By CHIC YOUNG WE'Bb'GlVIN- A LITTLE STAG PARTY AT MV CLUB --CAN VOLJ JOIN US, is? DAGWOOD? reetifyd and best wishes for The New Year! Travel By Bus For Economy, Comfort Speed LOW FARES FREQUENT SCHEDULES Dial 6641 For Information On Schedule! TEXAS-NEW MEXICO OKLAHOMA COACHES UNION BUS TERMINAL HOLD THE LINE, FRED. 'LL SPEAK TO WIFE WHY CAN'T YOU GO, I'M SORRY FRED, BUT I CAN'T MAKE IT By FRED LASSWELL Snulfy Takes A Tip BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH BV V6 BcMiND TH'DOOR VJHEN TH' BRAINS WUZ PASSED OUT MAU) VWAAL- I HOPE NOBODY MISTAKES Pi HO9G08UN BLOWS VE TO KINGDOM COME YE SOIN 1 OVER TO SUT 5 PLPKE THAT BED SHEET ON VORE PUNKIN 1 PAVJ? A Friend Of People Yd MUST NATCHERLY.rr MEAN LI'L EF'TVARMT BCK A BUT, U'L ABWE.R' GONNA r-1-. i TH' ONLY THING WE ALL SI AT POVERTY STRICKEN RATS BT MICHAEL O'MALLEY AND RALPH took a cab down town, entered the opened a door softly and stepped inside ABEL FORTUNE AT THE NEPTUNE. HMM" WONDER WHO H6 IS.

WHY DOES HE WANT TO SEE ME HAVE TO WAIT. WE HAVE AN ENGAGEMENT, LIBBY. REMEMBER? MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY THAT HE HAD URGENT BUSINESS WHICH COULDN'T WAIT.

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