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THE DETROIT REPORTER Page EgM Friday, December 30, 1955 Autos For Sale 55 PLYMOUTH V-8, station wagon, radio, heater, whitewalls, excell. condition. VE 1-4078. Top Sport Stories in 1955 Wings 1950 STUDEBAKER Champion, heater, good gas mileage. TY 5-9877.

'52 DESOTO custom V-8, 4 door, auto, 1 owner. Like new. S545 full price, $45 dn. $27 mo. 17511 Van Dyke, FO 6-0083.

'51 CHEVROLET Club Coupe, auto, trans. Full price $395. $10 817 mo. 17511 Van Dyke, FO 6-0083. 1954 BEL AIRE hardtop, w.w., ECcaiisie's ielvisig Etdnked 2nd Besv power brakes, excel, priv.

Nive Club Fare for Big Night Morrall's Hand Is OK Again it's Short And It's Newsy owner. LA 1-6037. '53 FORD convertible, r. w.w. tires.

New car guarantee. Full price S945. Easy terms. 17511 Van Dyke, FO 8-0083. BY GEORGE MASKLN (Times Unit) 1956 CHEVROLET Bel Aire, $75 or your old car down.

Absolutely no credit problems, low monthly payments, phone LO 7-2676. Before we warble "Auld Lang Syne" and say to the year of 1955, let's take a backward look and BOWL TALK: ROSE They're feeling better By DON W. LEE (Times Unit) By WALTER STEVENSON (Times Unit) decorations, noise-makers and party favors will xne neponer lNormnations as tne Top Ten leievision viewers can get a HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR MANY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS AND OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE Year End Specials in the Michigan State camp as the hour draws nearer for Monday's battle with UCLA at Pasadena. Sports Stories of '55 in the Metropolitan Detroit area: 1 The comeback of The Red Wines to caDture look at San Francisco University's basketball team, the nation's No. 1 team, when the greet New Year's Eve celebra-tors when they don their scotch-and-soda glasses to make merry at night clubs which have pro For a time this week, It was FORD 51 V-8 $395 PONTIAC 52 4 door 495 FORD 52 Tudor 545 feared State's All-America quar Dons meet UCLA for title Friday night in the Holiday Festival meet in New York.

vided sparkling entertainment DESOTO 2 4 door 695 terback Earl Morrall might not bills. DODGE 53 2 door 695 be at his best. Morrall suffered a bruised GAY HAVEN Singer Charlie FORD 54 Crestline Vict, 1195 DESOTO 53 4 door 895 FORD 49 Tudor 85 Dameron Motors DeSoto. Plymouth Headquarters 20301 GRAND RIVER KE 1-3439 Applewhite, Decca recording right hand last Monday in practice and until Thursday couldn't star, heads a colorful production- exert full pressure in grasping type floor show, emceed by comic Joe Conti. It begins with the ball.

their seventh straight National Hockey League title and then their conquest in the Stanley Cup. 2 Al Kaline's fantastic hitting to annex the American League title. 3 The Downfall of the Detroit Lions from first to last. 4 Joe Schoenith's victory in Gale to bring the Gold Cup back to Detroit. 5 Anita Cantaline's stirring conquest in the National women's bowling championships.

6 Wiffi Smith's sweeping to women's golf honors locally and also the world amateur title in Chicago. 7 June Stack's emerging as the queen of the National Public Park tennis tournament. 8 Wayne University putting into effect its program of de-emphasized athletics. 9 Stroh's domination of the Detroit and National team bowling championship parade. 10 River Rouge repeating as Michigan's state Class high school basketball champions.

lively dance routines by the Lindsay Lovelies, and continues The game goes on Channel 4 at 10 p.m. instead of the usual Friday night fight. Dons will be after 36th straight victory. Minnie Minoso, usually one of the last Chicago White Sox to sign, has inked 1956 pact at $32,500, no cut from '55 Ewart Potgieter, the seven foot two inch South African, may reconsider his decision to retire from boxing if he can straighten out his managerial problems. The New York Football Giants at a fast clip with songstress Gloria Brook, novelty performer Transportation Specials 50 car to choose from.

Low down payments. E.Z. weekly payments. Buy Here Pay Here We OK your credit LA 1-8338 Markey Lynn and Lee Walters' orchestra. All seats are reserved BAKER'S LOUNGE It's a first Detroit appearance for the 14400 7 MILE COB.

CHALMERS Lou Stein Trio which gained great applause recently at the Embers Club in New York. They But Morrall again looks fit. If he needs help, Pat Wilson is ready to rush on to the gridiron. The Spartans will hold their final heavy workout Saturday as will UCLA. But neither side plans any scrimmage sessions.

BLUE-GRAY 3Iichigan's Lou Baldacci, a back, has been named as one of the co-cap-tajns of the Blue team that meets the Gray Saturday afternoon. Baldacci will share honors with Don Karnoscak, a center from Ohio U. 'GATOR Auburn's All-America back Joe ChUdress has engaged in only brief workouts for Saturday's battle with Van-derbUt. He's been suffering have turned down a million Few sports comebacks can match the one the Winsrs dill Ca share the spotlight with record dollar would-be buyer Amer ac ican Jockey Johnny Adams has staged to overhaul the Montreal Canadjens and cop the ing songstress Ruth Price and Detroit's own "Mr. Piano," jazz 1 IhVfTS.m Ml naa to cancel plans to ride in rmL.

pennant on tne last mgnt of the season. the International Stakes in Mel The Wings' chances for a sev pianist Pat Flowers. Pat, inci 'IS IJJ Mil dentally, appeared on TV's troit Tigers will change owners The Years Best Values TO-DAY enth consecutive and unprecedentedflag appeared bleak in 'Chance of a Lifetime" last bourne Saturday because he weighs 114 pounds. Most of the entries will carry only 105-110 and that President Walter O. Briggs' bid with a svndicate Sunday.

feoruary. Montreal was roar ing along in pounds. front with the to gain control of the club got Wings a distant second, ALAMO The singing De 1 I -w''iJr-iw no place. That Chuck Davey In the last five weeks of the 1 Mara Sisters, who record for returned to boxing after trying his fortunes as a sports RCA, join versatile emcee Jack 1955-62 1954-75 1953-62 1951-62 Sedan 3 to choose Fleetwood Cpe DeVille Sedan $3795 from 3995 2295 1195 season, the Wings became unbeatable. They closed the ear from a bad cold.

Regular Auburn quarterback and casser Morley in the top spot. Supply on the slipping Canadiens and ing rythms for the show and Don Orr also is ailing. finally caught Montreal on that dancing is Sammy Dibert's band never-to-be-forgotten night in More woe for Babe Zaha-rias. Now it's pneumonia that has laid her low Jim Trimble, fired by the Philadelphia Eagles as coach, signed as head of the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Bijr Four League U. S.

Olympic skaters have reached Europe to engage in a series of meets leading up to the start of games on Jan. 26. featuring Jeanne Rand on the vocals. A few reservations remain for the Eve party. i ij Ifl 1 nil HWMM yxA Harmsworth Challenge By Canada Liberal Trade Allowance LOW COST FINANCING Kotcher Oldsmobile-Cadillac 15601 WARREN Montreal when the fans forced the Canadiens to forfeit the contest to Detroit.

FINAL BATTLE DECIDES Three nights later, in the season's closing game with the title riding on the outcome, the Wings again plastered the Canadiens then went on to beat To- SUGAR A flu epidemic has hit the Pittsburgh team as it prepares to meet Georgia Tech Monday. It also is fairly certain now that Tom Jenkins, regular Pitt fullback, won't play because of a knee injury. ORANGE Maryland Coach Jim Tatum finally has established peace with the press. He Gesu grade school's basketball champions, winners of the Catholic Central tourney, exhibit the trophy they earned. At top are Ed Radtke, 13; Coach Tony Viola; center are Bill Downs, 13, Tom Knight, 13, Tom Schneider, 13; front is Joe Vieson, 12.

CREST LOUNGE Pee Wee Hunt and his Dixieland band are in a return engagement with their jazz arrangements that originated in New Orleans. ADAMS BRASS RAIL By JOE DOWDALL (Free Press Unit) Vic Stasiuk, ex-Red Wing, Is ron to in the Stanley Cup semi Open til pjn. TU 1-6600. TV 1-6604 A 1956 Harmsworth Trophy finals and outduel Montreal There's an open house policy again in the Cup finale. permitting the scribes to watch challenge was received from the Canadian Boating Federation lost to Boston Bruins for a month, following the removal of a blood clot in his right leg Los Angeles Rams have signed Willie Roberts, a pass-catching star from Calgary of the West Kahne became the youngest Terp drills for Monday's duel SPORTS TODAY this week.

here until 2 a.m. (No reservations, no cover charge and no minimum.) On the bandstand is with Oklahoma. player to bat his way to the American League title. He was only 20. In the early stages of the season, many insisted Ka- Jimmie Jenkins four-man ern Canadian League.

Dixieland rroup. Two assistant coaches who 3. Gordon Thompson's Miss Supertest, of Sarnia, will be challenging boat in America's first Harmsworth race in six years. The Yachtman's Association line never would continue his amazing pace. served under Ara Parseghian at Miami (O.) last season, Richard MANHATTAN A huge revue Adams Again Stuns Critics Proves Correct In Kelly Shift True he slumped some.

He1 guided by versatile comic Bill of America will meet to set the Urich and Bruce Beatty, have been appointed by the new Northwestern University coach Bernardi features the fine singing voices of the lovely Laurie date and the site of the race. Sisters, Decca label artists. BY GEORGE E. VAN (Times Unit) was up to .380, but there was no cooling off the "bonus baby" who definitely proved himself a "bargain baby." BURIED IX BASEMENT After three straight title cam It will also have to determine which American boat or boats will be the defender. Colorful routines by the four pretty chorus girls, the St.

Claire Dancers, and blues and Olympia's Fat Man, Jack Adams that is, is still his critics. No man in the history of hockey ever swing tunes by Terry Lane paigns in the Western Confer Buy of the year Chevrolets Brand New Include all taxes, large heater license. Ready to drive. Immediate delive- $1,685 Hanley Dawson Chevrolet 14501 W. 7 Mile Open tiH 10 P.M.

made the deals he has and had them work out. complete the bill. Dance music ence, plus world crowns in '53 He has been doing it so won and '54, misery befell Buddy Under the rules, the defend-. ing country may race only as many boats as the challengers. Thus if Canada is the only country to challenge, the United States will be allowed only one boat.

is provided by Artie Fields' band. to aid him with the Wildcats. Young golfers, caddies and schoolboys under 18 must protect their amateurism at all aires, the U.S. Golf Association, in conjunction with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, has decreed.

In a revised and stricter code, the USGA says rules governing amateurism that formerly affected only thise golfers 18 and over now apply derfully well and for so long defense in his latter years. Who that criticism now is seldom I ever heard of a defense man Parker's Detroit Lions. Thev Pro Netters Delay Visit To April 7 Jack Kramer's pro tennis troupe to appear at U. of D. Memorial Bldg.

Tuesday, have postponed their matches until April 7, due to promotional difficulties. The four-man troupe features 1955 national amateur champion Tony Trabert, Pancho Gonzales, Rex Hartwig and Pancho Segura. Midgets Clash WINTER HAVEN, Fla. The Levittown (N. Red Devils and the Knoxville (Tenn.) Midgets battle here Friday night for the Pop Warner National Midget championship.

Players on the team range In age from to 10. more than a minor murmur. moving up to a front line? lost their first six games and closed the season with only The Red Wing boss kills But Adams' disdain of the three victories against nine de However, there Is a possibility them, makes Christians out of; orthodox again proved he has CLUB 509 Comic Billy Fraye is the good humor man in a lengthy show that features mostly girls, including the lively stepping Dance-O-Ramics. feats which buried them in the scoffers and they end up pro- the touch of hockey genius, divisional basement. claiming to the world that in Kelly was anything but up there Despite the team's ill fortunes Adams, hockey has its greatest, at left wing with Dutch Reibel manaser of all time.

Who else? and Gordie Howe, He-recently made the jaws of As it developed, that's where Italy may also issue a challenge. The Harmsworth was last defended on the Detroit River in 1950, when Stan Sayres' Slo-Mo-Shun IV and Horace Dodge's My Sweetie bested Miss Canada. The country and not the boat and owner is the defender. Len FLAME SHOW BAR Faye Adams, the original "Shake a Hand Girl" who has many re tne management gave Parker and his staff a vote of confidence and announced, all would return in '56. But one Lion, who won't return, will be the hockey world drop in utter he wanted to be all along.

He to players of any age. One exception permits youngsters to accept scholarships before their 18th birthday event if they extend beyond that birthday. cordings in the hit bracket, alter nates the top show spot with surprise in a typical Adams never woma stay pur as a de-maneuver, fense man anyhow. Wasn't he This was the move that! the league's best scoring man turned Red Kelly, the shy one, on defense? Doak Walker, the league's scor Sale or trade, the flashy South American ing champion who has decided '55 OLDS 88 Holiday. ED 1-6563.

lhompson, secretary of the "Biu from a' defense man into a for- He has made as many as 19 to retire. To replace Walker, the Lions BAD CREDIT? OCCUPATIONS: Otto Graham, who led the Cleveland nj. Miuni-e Jvtng ana ms goals (some say it's 20 count- YAA, said this may necessitate the greatest elimination race in boating history. have grabbed off Ohio State's ward. CRITICAL MINORITY GROUP The change, at first, swelled Howard (Hopalong) Cassady as ing tnat one they erred on in Browns to their second straight Boston back in 1953) in a sea- xfL championship by beating son.

Flash Hollett (1944-45) LoS Angeles Rams, has an in- their No. 1 draft choice. But noms me recora ior me wings surance business in Cleveland. at 20. the critical minority group.

This time, they figured, Adams had goofed. You don't change a player like Kelly who had won -vnu neip you esiaDiisn your crea- wolvrinpc furnish Hqi, it. How much do you want to pav, OIvermes iurmsn dance and 200 beautiful cars to choose I show music, from. PR 1-2700 or WA 1-2800. eipSOrfginStwirTcaSlSi CLICHE-Vocal stars 6 p.m.

VAiiey 2-4379. jtake over here with Frankie 1955 pontiac chieftain 4-door. Has Castro opposing the Loreleis. afVte7un VAi7eym2 Mil' Between them they range from TPAKKPnPTATinKj PPular tunes to old favorites TRANSPORTATION and semi-pops. SPECIALS Georges Carpentier, former world light heavyweight champ Kelly is now having the time of his hockey life up there on it'll be at least June before the Lions can lure Cassady's name on a contract, since he will play collegiate baseball with the Buckeyes next spring.

WHY DETROIT IS BEST Schoenith and his Gale showed Seattle race watchers who lost in a try for Jack the line. At last count he hadinomncou'c hoow irt -iqoi five all-star berths as a defense man. It was true that Doug Harvey scored six goals. Only one other jhas opened a saloon in Paris. LIFETIME MUFFLERS For Most Fords, Chev's, Chrysltr Products, $7.95.

V-8 DUAL EXHAUST Ford, Dodge, Plymouth and Pontiac, Also Mercury, Chrysler, De Soto and Studebaler, $29.95. UXSTAIAED FREE) Open 9 to 9 GRATOT HOT ROD SHOP Red Wing is ahead of him. That would be Alex Delvecchio of the Canucks had an edge as a strictly defense man over gridders gridders are $175 Jocko, pianist and singer, teams why Detroit is the speedboat who nas been going crazy in 3, with Joe Peters in rhvthm ar- st scoring spree since he capital of the world Miss Cantaline won in a stirring fin ininoil iha VVinrrc A1ov 295 275 fact, the player Kelly is. In 49 Ford 2-dr. 50 Chevrolet 2-dr.

50 Olds '88' 48 Cad. sedan LOW-LOW-PAYMENTS BERT BAKER 12500 LrVERNOIS ish in the national pin matches Liglll is CLIO LA 1-9541 LA 7-1525 14749 GRATIOT in Chicago 10 days ago Miss Stack added another orchid to the list fashioned by proteges Wings never had such a versatile player, with the possible exception of Syd Howe. Syd, as the pattern goes in hockey, went from forward to of Hamtramck's Mrs. Jean rangements that bounce and bubble. There's a $2 charge.

YOUNG'S LOUXGE Andy Carlo and his orchestra set the musical pace, with Mare De Carlo taking over on vocals. A new singing discovery, Sonny Kessler, is another attraction in a gala show to ring out the old year and hail 1956. Hoxie. HE LOVES TO SKATE Kelly loves to skate. He always had ever since he used to fly across the icy fields, as a around the farm at Simcoe.

As a forward he's making the steel ring. He is a mountain goat for being sure of foot, or skate. And Wayne U. has pulled In his Paris Tours athletic horns as the Tartars vie in the Presidents League where they have no fanfare, etc. Miss Smith, the 18-year-old, turned the local golf scene into CHICAGO Martin Feinberg, known in the trade as a former University of Michigan I is wearing protective padding, looking much like umpires' chest protectors, all over their bodies while drilling in Miami for the Orange Bowl game with Oklahoma.

Big Bill Russell, the 6-foot-10 center for San Francisco University, is coptivating the basketball fans in Madison Square Garden's Holiday Festival. His tremendous reach amazes onlookers. It's said his wing span, fingertip to fingertip, is a few inches more than 7 feet. Don Gehrmann, former University of Wisconsin miler, was in "satisfactory" condition after more than two hours of surgery in a Milwaukee hospital to remove a slipped disc. A prankster, possibly Irritated HCE(EY of OLYMPIA SUNDAY AT 8:30 P.M.

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Bel-Air 2-dr 52 Lincoln Capri 4-dr 51 DeSoto Cust. 4-dr Wirwille and his Troubadors, often called "the best band" in basketball player now doing strong skater. This means he's graduate work in Paris, is a hard to knock down, member of the University of Another thing, and it's a big Paris team that plays a six- thing, as a forward Kelly gets game tour. Opponents will be more chance to use his skates Wheaton (111.) College, Lake handling the puck. He hasn't a $1445 1195 1550 995 1250 850 950 995 1095 495 town, wins approval for neat arrangements of new tunes and selective renditions of the old ones.

There's an open house policy in effect New Year's Eve. peer in hockey in this respect. everything in bowling and River Rouge became one of the few prep teams to win a state crown two years running. This was the year, too, that University of Detroit's unheralded football team, after a slow start, rallied to gain a share of Forest (111.) College, North Central College, Marquette, DePaul and Baltimore. Trucks For Sale NOTICE Kelly won the Lady Byng (good behavior) trophy three times and the Norris award (best defense) and he may even make the all-star team yet as forward.

If he doesn't Adams undoubtedly will slip him a grand to assuage the pain. 1954 FORD Pickup, driven only 6.500 1948 DODGE panel truck, runs good. All cars are in top condition. miles. Like new.

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STOLL, WAYNE COUNTY TREASURER. BY THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS FOR THE CITY OF DETROIT. County Taxes on Personal Real Properties located in the City of Detroit are due December 1955 and payable without penalty on or before January 16, 1956. 4 collection fee will be added January 17, 1956. 1 Avoid standing in line.

Mail check or money order with entire bill. Official receipt will be returned. OFFICE CLOSED ON SATURDAYS EXCEPT JANUARY 14th OPEN 8:30 A.M. to NOON HAROLD E. STOLL Wayne County Treasurer 222 City-County Building Detroit2 6, Michigan Boats For Sale GMC TRUCK COACH DIVISION 52 FORD F-6 Dump $995 50 FORD F-5 Closed Van 450 53 CHEV.

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scored its first ictory in history over Notre Dame in basketball that the Tigers regained the services of Pitcher Virgil Trucks in a trade with the White Sox that Billy Pierce, of Highland Park, topped the American League by fashioning the best earned-run average pitching for the White Sox. That it became known the De- Karen, 12, Names Gift Horse 'Wishing Star1 GREENWICH, Conn. Karen Ann McGuire, 12, became a horse owner Thursday. Karen, the schoolgirl whose $24.03 bid for Nashua touched the hearts of Hanover Bank officers, took possession of her "dream horse." She put her arm around an 8-year-old chestnut gelding, sent as a gift, and kissed him on the nose, murmuring "Ahhhh gee." Karen has named him -Hanover's Wishing Star. BOATS-1956 CSAfT 22 FT.

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