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THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1951. SPORTS SECTION 2 BASEBALL Underdog Sox Plan "Some Educators Soern to Believe Bradley ij However, Vet Taft Wright Will Return; Beats 'Sola Loss of Three Players Fails To Hurt Braves Boston Slates Rookie Camp Feb. 20 By TOMMY FITZGERALD, Courier-Journal Staff Writer fi A Columbus Ohio, Dec. 3. The aim of the Boston Red Sox is to put in to Louisville the youngest club they can.

That's what Johnny Murphy, farm director of the Red Sox, owners of the Colonels, said here today. Minneapolis, Dec. 3 Rated an underdog after the Sat If l' 'V America's Liberty Gives Them Right To Do As They Please" One of the most intelligent talks made before the National A. A.U. delegates at Daytona Beach last week was made by the Hon.

Jeremiah T. Mahoney, former New York Supreme Court Justice and past A. A.U president. A former athlete, athletic official and lifelong member of the A.A.U., he called for a return to amateurism in sports, fight against organizations seeking bring prof essional--ism, into the and endorsement of JBrundage's stand against professionalized collegiate athletics. A.A.U., he said, was established primarily to define jwhat constitutes an amateur, and to lay down rules to regulate such sports.

Those who now fight to eliminate the amateur code must be vigorously opposed. Although he did not mention Russia by name, it appeared he included that country among the groups attempting to eliminate the amateurs. "We must vigorously oppose any individuals or organizations," he said, "that would attempt to include as a competing amateur athlete one to whom athletics is no longer an avocation, but a vocation. We are proud to include in the working forces of our organization, men and women trained to teach physical culture and to direct -athletics and sports of all kinds at schools and colleges, but when it comes to athletic confpetitions, we should struggle as hard as we can to perpetuate the definition of a competing amateur as laid down 60 years ago by the founders of the A.A.U. affiliate during the season a practice that has caused most of the criticism of farm system in baseball and that is blamed for declining minor league attendance.

"Our policy," Murphy said, "is to take players from our farm clubs from a matter of need and not from one of performance." He explained that the Red Sox ii "This doesn't mean, he added, "that we intend to dispense with veterans. They are pretty valuable guys at this time with the young boys going into service. Definitely Taft Wright (the popular and, top-hitting Colonel outfielder) will be back with you. He has aspirations as a manager, I know, but we regard him as a player at the present time." Camp to Open February 20 Murphy intends to put the em- urday disappearance of three players, Bradley staged a surprise 58-54 upset of Minnesota in a non-conference exhibition basketball game tonight. Bradley's Braves, fresh from a Saturday night defeat by Van-derbilt, built up a seven-point edge in the first period.

They were threatened only in the third quarter, which ended at 47-46 for the visitors after Minnesota had momentarily tied things up at 41-41. With 3 minutes to go, Lee O'Connell scored two field goals and Dick Estergard hit for his first basket for making the spread 55-50. Minnesota's last chance left the court with Kalafat's departure on fouls with 2 minutes of the game left. He had counted 20 of the Gopher points. Ott topped Bradley's counting with 15 and Carney had 12.

may not take a minor league outfielder who is hitting .400 if they don need an outfielder at the -jrwuw ywiw youth is scarce with the war draft i Kia'f he furthe. exnlamed. who is do on. ing considerably less in perform' That's the main purpose, he said, of the Red Sox rookie camp taws s-ft JSa Id i mit in ii i tvumv jyrrpf riuiiua hial ance at another position if their need at the moment is at that position. Colonels Draft Nobody At "the minor league draft to a win open uii I W.

--'-imiiirainiiiiiiiiiH- I Coaiier-Journil Phots je eDruary zu ana last for. a few weeks until the day, as the minor league conven- THE NUCLEUS of the St. Xavier basketball team which opens its season tonight is Gordon Schulz (second from right) and Paul King (right), the only returning regulars. They made a last-minute check-up of plans with coach Joe Hagan yesterday. The Tigers open with Eastern at the Masonic Home Gym tonight.

(See story on Page 7.) 5.v regular Boston jj T- drafted nobody, Murray Rolls 75-57 Murray, Dec. 3 (Murray State won its first basketball A development of interest to Louisville fans, though, is the decision of Harry Leibold to Teturn spring training. "I don't see," he said, "how this season a for the Vols Get National Title Trophy ngsters Harry Leibold tion will help 'Must Back Up Brundage' "We cannot have any sympathy for, or an affiliation with, any organization that seeks to allow a professional to compete at amateur athletic gatherings. We must always back up to the limit our Avery Brundage, one of the purest and greatest amateurs that ever lived, in his present fights to keep clean and undefiled competitions of all kinds. "When you once open the doors to practices that woujd not be allowed or condoned by the AAU.

founders, and when you bring into amateur finest groups of students in the plays alongside Haslam on tha your Louisville club. We've in offensive team. vited about 3o boys mainly ones classroom we ve ever had. Tennessee, the pre-s a to baseball -as manager if that necessary. Harry quit as manager of the.

Colonels after a successful stretch near the end of the 1948 season because of his health. He was influenced to return the following year as manager of Toledo, but he gave it up in spring training. That was in the spring of 1949. Since then, he's been a scout for the Detroit Tigers. He resigned that job recently.

"I want to stay in baseball." he From Wire Dispatches The Father' J. Hugh O'Donnell Memorial Award, emblematic of the national that need training in fundamentals. At a camp like this, we can give them more attention than we could at another camp choice of the nation's sports writers and sportscasters to finish on collegiate football champion- top in the AP poll, meets unde where it is figured they have eated and untied Maryland in the ship, was formally presented J. T. Mahoney little chance of making that par ticular club.

The purpose of this pre-spring- told us today. "My health is much Jimmy Hahn, senior blocking back from Newport News, was presented the William T. Jacobs Trophy as the outstanding blocker in the Southeastern Con-ference. Tennessee also was voted the national crown by the United Press coaches rating board in its final rankings of the season. Of the 35 coaches who rate the teams each week, 23 ranked Tennessee on the top.

None failed to mention the Vols, and only one placed Robert Neyland's singla wing terrors as low as sixth. training camp, he said, is to give better and 111 take a manager's game oi tne season tonignx, easily defeating Southeastern Louisiana, 75-57. It was Southeastern Louisiana's third defeat in as many games on a northern trip that has included Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois. Murray, basketball champion of the Ohio Valley Conference, had a capacity crowd to watch the Thoroughbreds romp ahead all through the game. Murray Coach Harlan Hodges substituted at will.

Southeastern Louisiana's high scorers were Woodford Burnett with 16 points and Charles O'Drobinak with Murray's Bennie Purcell rolled up 20 points and Garrett Beshear had 12. Georgetown Triumphs Georgetown, Dec. 3 OP) A sharp-shooting Georgetown College basketball team swept Milligan aside here tonight 98-47. Georgetownhit 43 per cent of its tries from the field and unloosed a 36-goal attack. Milligan hit only 11 field goals and missed Sugar Bowl at New Orleans New Year's Day.

Meets Maryland Jimmy Haslam of St. Petersburg, Fla 195-pound junior tackle on the offensive team, was elected captain of the 1952 team. John Michels, 195-pound junior guard from Philadelphia, was named alternate captain. Michels the Boston bigwigs a better idea job if I have to. I'd prefer a job of the potentialities of the young- as a coach.

Scouting never ap- sters in their organization. He pealed to me." can't see despite the hope of He's hoping to land a coaching sport practices that are not strictly amateur in kind and nature, trouble of some nature is bound to ensue and many of our brothers In important collegiate executive and supervisory positions now have their hands full, because of the fact that there have been allowed situations to be established in so-called amateur sports that are daily filling the newspapers with public criticism. How shocked and grieved we all were to have revealed to us the recent frightful 'scandals of college basketball and the very questionable practices, to say the least, that have apparentlyexisted for many years in college football. some observers mat it wiu minimize the plucking of players during the season from the Colonels and other Red Sox farm job with Indianapolis. This club, under the new ownership of the Cleveland Indians, hasn't named a manager yet, but Del Baker is reported to have the edge over Birdie Tebbetts in the ra3e for the position.

to Tennessee undefeated ana untied team last night at Knox-ville. J. Frank Miles of South Bend, Ind president of the Notre Dame Monogram Club, made the presentation at the Volunteers' annual football squad banquet. The award was presented to Tennessee in anticipation of its finishing first in the annual Associated Press poll, on which the award of the trophy is based. President E.

Brehm of the university in accepting the trophy, won last year by the University of Oklahoma, said: "We are deeply honored at this distinction the football squad and coaches have brought to the University of Tennessee. These boys not only are one of the best teams we've ever had on the football field, but also they are one of the clubs. Final U.P. Ratings Picked Misht Reduce Recalling It was thought that this camp Point 317 300 135 227 IU 187 129 103 Team 1 Tennetsee CJ3 2 Michigan State (7 3 Illinois 1) 4 Maryland 1 8 Georgia Tech (1) 5 Princeton (1) 7 Stanford 8 Wisconsin 9 Baylor 10 Texas Christian might give the Red Sox such a good appraisal of a player that the player might be more secure 1 Hopper Named Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 3 (JP) Clay Hopper, veteran manager in the Brooklyn farm organiza- "I am one of those now getting great happiness out' of the fact that most college authorities are willing to admit the improper past practices, and are now 'meeting in groups, and also by college Associations to put an end to the conditions, the publication of which has brought much unhappi-joess and worry to so many of our institutions of learning.

Des Moines, Dec. 3 (JP) Jim Weatherall, University of Oklahoma senior tackle, today was named winner of the Outland Trophy, annually awarded to an outstanding guard or tackle. The trophy goes to the winning school for a year while the player gets a placque for permanent possession. 91 at a place, such as Louisville, to which he was assigned. It was 20 of its 45 opportunities at tne free throw line.

th ought this method of screening tion, today was named manager Fortv fouls were assessed on Others Oklahoma 31. California 19, Notre Dame 8. San francisco, Purdue and Washington State 3 each. Holy Crosa, U.C.L..A. and Kentucky 3 each.

Kansas 1. might reduce the recalling oi ot oi tne i-acuic uoasi players by a parent club from an League. Georgetown and 29 on Milligan. Sports In Brief Kenny Cox cagea poims io lead the winners and Mac Wolfe had 16 for Milligan. Georgetown was ahead at the quarter stops, 21V.

feJI 'Should Start Repairing' "You all undoubtedly are familiar with the findings publicly proclaimed the other day by Avery Brundage 23-8, 40-23 and 70-38. Kansas State Breezes 66 Players Are Drafted By Minors Selections Fall Below 1950 Mark Manhattan, Dec. 3 (JF) State Releases Grid Coach Feathers From Wira Ditpatrhes North Carolina State College, a footmat most of the 1951 football season, released its head coach, Beattie Feathers, Ohio State was no match for Kansas State's blazing fast break and rueeed rebounding tonight as K-State won 78-54 DasKetDau Saul S. Streit, of the Court of General Ses- fsions of New York, in passing out sentences on so many college basketball players, who had pleaded guilty to bribery, the fixing of jscores, and the throwing of intercollegiate basketball games. I feel that those officials and institutions mentioned in Judge Streit's report 'should cease expending energy in criticism of the judge's observations, but should give their time and ability to stopping all illegal practices, and repair as quickly as possible the damage done to amateur sport and to intercollegiate competitions throughout the I "We have a right to ask who and what causes are responsible for so many peculiar and dangerous occurrences and situations in It was the second victory of the season for Kansas State in three davs over a Big Ten club yesterday.

Ohio State took a 6-5 lead with nearlv three minutes gone in the Cat first quarter on a tip in by Marvin Bowling. Unable to score on easy layups and tipins at first, K-State wasn't able to regain the lead until guard Bob Rousey hit By JACK HAND Columbus, Ohio, Dec (AP) Bargain-hunting minor leaguers drafted 66 players for $224,000 today; a decline from 1950, as their Golden Jubilee convention opened. The same nine leagues three the field of American sport. "I feel it is quite difficult, if not impossible, to place the blame on purely local or temporary con a jumping onehander with four minutes left in the quarter to ditions. All of these various happenings so fully make it 11-10.

record for one game, and 41 points. Thi was another record for one game. Ceach Resigas naymond W. "Ducky' Fond, head coach of football at Bates, re signed yesterday and was succeeded by one of his assistants, Robert W. Hatch.

Pond save no reason for leaving. Amnii Winner Harry Agganis. Boston University's brilliant passing star, yesterday was named winner of the Gridiron Club's George "Bulger'' Lowe award as New England outsvandlng football player. BASKETBALL Rumors Deaird Camous gossip that three missing Bradley player may have received offers to play elsewhere was scouted yesterday by athletic director Art Bergstrom The trio Pat Dunn. Don Ame lak and Dick Pikrone, left Peoria Saturday.

Flayers Enler Denials Three City College of New York players dropped from the team last Frtday when it was disov ered that their entrance records had been tampered with, said yesterday that the had no connection with or knowledee of. the tampering. They are Arnold Smith. Ed CVienetz and Morris Brasin. publicized and criticized seem to me only evidence of the fact that we are living in a very materialistic He will replaced as soon as a three-member committee can hire a new coach.

Committeemen said about three weeks would be required to screen prospects. Dr. H. A. Fisher, chairman, said the athletic council voted 13 to 1 last Saturday to remove Feathers, who has wound up nine seasons here.

Fisher said he did not vote on the 15-member council. Fisher added the decision of the council was witheld so that notification could be given first to Feathers, who then was attending an all-star high school game at Charlotte. Efforts Unsuccessful Fisher asserted that later ef Never headed after that, the Wildcats thrilled-some 1,000 fans age where God and religion are not properly with a blazing fast break that misfired at times but never left the issue in doubt. Going all the evalued. "Athletic sports and athletic competitions, by themselves, are not deserving of criticism.

They, way on occasions were Rousey, BASEBALL. BRASS Three of the top men in the baseball business conferred at the 50th Anniversary of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues at Columbus, Ohio. From left, are George M. Trautman, minor league boss; Ford Frick, baseball commissioner, and Charles Segar, new executive secretary of the major leagues. by themselves, help to make our youth strong physically and strong morally.

Hence there is too Judge Streit much emphasis, just now, in blaming sports. Jim Iverson and oene wiison. Individual honors went to Ohio State's Paul Ebert. The 6-3 center led the scoring with 18 points and hogged the rebounds with 22 grabs. Ole Miss Wins 97-59 triple two double A and four class A picked 77 men for a year ago.

This cutback was in line with recent moves to reduce player and salary limits. Instead of rushing blindly to market with checkbook open and pen poised, the baseball club-owners thought of last summer's dreary attendance and held back. The talent pool held few exciting names because most of the big league farmers harvested their hot-shot players long ago. Fresco Thompson, Brooklyn vice-president in charge of farms, explained the draft like this: Rosters Aren't Crowded "Our farm club rosters weren't crowded, like they usually are, the blame where it belongs. Many of our educators, and henqe many of our institutions of learning, are on the wrong track.

Some educational theories seem to maintain, because this is a free country, liberty gives you the right to do anything you please. Oxford, Dec. 3 (JP) Mississiddi ran ur a new learn forts to contact Feathers had been unsuccessful, and that the announcement was made today because it could no longer be postponed. Fisher said Feauiers would be offered a position, probably in teaching physical education or as an assistant coach, in order to complete a three-year contract mm scoring record at the expense of Mississippi College here tonight, 'walloping the Choctaws 97-59. It was the opening basketball game of the season for both teams.

About 2,000 fans watched the Rebels break up a close WILD BILL i ii 1 1 1 i which became operative at the outset of the 1951 season. That scramble early" in the game and run up a 45-32 halftime margin. A III 4 I I contract was agreed upon after Feathers Wolfpack team stunned Maryland with a 16-13 upset in 1950. Feathers' salary reportedly 'Wouldn't Win At Any Price'. have, therefore, reached the' conclusion that the materialistic conditions of the age that seem so greatly to characterize in many ways these years in which we live, that nave created a Hitler, a Stalin, and those unspeakable groups that teach the end justifies the means, are due to the irreligious desire to gain and profit, and to win at any price.

"However, I am very optimistic of the future so far as American sports are concerned. The A.A.U. has done a fine As to collegiate' athletics and sports, I have every confidence in the presidents and other officers of most of our colleges, and in the directors, athletic and others, and that without delay new rules and regulations will be promulgated by them that will quickly clean up and put an end to all the improper practices that have caused so much criticism." Mississippi heavea ior me Das- ket 110 times, hit 42 for an aver IllWWg Am la is about $8,000 a year. t.l age of 38 per cent. Forward K.en Robbins piled up the most per OTHER FOOTBALL i sonal points 21.

JAP MADMAN GREAT TOGO 'Bama Beats Sewanee Fayae. Bokla Lead Hal Payne of Ten-nessee and Showboat Boykin ot Mississippi completed the football season Saturday bv running off with high-scoring honors. Pavne got two touchdowns in Tennt-ssee a Si-27 victory over Vanderbilt to win the Southeastern Conference scoring race with aa nninii Rnvkin mmt twA new Southeast Tuscaloosa. Dec. 3 (P) If! I ft a.

at Paced by center Paul Sullivan, the Alarbama basketball team ern records "Saturday against Mississippi State. He scored seven touchdowns, a CHIEF LITTLE WOLF vs. GOTCH overpowered Sewanee, 83-40, tonight in its season opener. Basketball Scores Kentucky Hijhs Sullivan. 6-foot.

B-incn senior, 1 6 BIG BOUTS tossed in 20 points although he 6-MAN JAG Featuring PREVIEW OF 1952? It couldn't happen to two nicer or more deserving guys, Senor Al Lopez, left, Cleveland manager, and Leo Durocher, Giants pilot, agreed as they exchanged hopes that their respective teams would meet in the 1952 World Series. A.M. till 1 A.M. lS! I played only about half the game. Breathitt Co.

48. Hazel Green 45. Shelbyville Waddy 34. Athens 46, Stamping Ground 43. Sewanee was unable to cope Chief Utile Holf, Gun-ktI (1'urdur), leto with the taller and faster 'Bama Colleges The Citadel 90.

Charleston Naval 37. Maryland 59. Virginia 42. -Georgia Teachers 76. Moody AFB 33., North Carolina 100.

Furman 57. Boston CoUege 85. Camp Edwards 60. Fort Jackson 69. S.

Carolina 61 (Exhi). Catawba 73 Atlantic Christian 59. Albion. 68. Kalamazoo 49.

Newberry 62. Lenoir Rhyne 56. W. Va. U.

76. Virginia Tech 53. five and was never in the game, Kentucky State Five Beats Fort Campbell because of the manpower situation. All the clubs were able to bring up the best and left only the players they didn't mind losing." Brooklyn lost four men in the triple A draft of 17 men for Thompson didn't consider any of them top level prospects. The St.

Louis Cardinals, however, were clipped for a couple of real losses. Toledo of the American Association snatched first baseman Harry Zernia from Omaha of the Western League. Although Zernia had a poor .264 year in the Western League, Card owner Fred Saigh regarded him highly. Outfielder Roy Broome, a .295 hitter at Columbus of the American Association, was taken off the Houston roster by the New York Giants Minneapolis farm. Dodgers Lose Four One of Brooklyn's foiir losses was player-manager Larry Shep-ard who had a 24-11 pitching record! at Billings, in the Pioneer League.

Actually he was drafted off the Great Falls, roster, for the Brooks just shifted working agreements from Billings to Great Falls. As a player-manager, Shepard does not have to report to Pittsburgh's Hollywood farm, which drafted him, unless he wants. The No. 1 pick in the minor league draft was Frank Biscan, former St. Louis Browns pitcher, who was selected by San Francisco from Memphis, where he had a 16-9 record.

Marion Transferred (Green liragon) Man-aof, Ciotch, Hefner and Trout. Frankfort. Dec. 3 (VP) Kentucky State College tonight Reservations WA 3081 After 5 P.M. Call CL 2768 LUNCHES DINNERS-MIXED DRINKS MAZZONrS defeated Fort Campbell in Das-ketball.

63-46. Hieh-noint men were centers TICKETS NO PKU KAIsfc Ringside. Terrace, l.S0t C.en. fl Kids, ttuc. Kaufman's.

Shrerk's. Vsnetti's. Woodman's, Silverman's. Bryant's. Buth-Keller.

AR 9482 I 205 South 41st Alabama ran up a ll-l lead in the first five minutes and was in front by 43-18 at halftime, and 61-31 at the end of the third quarter. Northwestern Romps Evansville, 111., 'Dec. 3 (P) Northwestern, using a two-platoon system, opened, its basketball season tonight by trouncing Butler 93-57. The Wildcats employed 13 players with freshman Frank Ehmann topping the scoring with 14 points; Northwestern, hitting for 38 baskets in 78 shots, piled up 22 Harry Sykes of Kentucky State and Fred Connor of Fort Camp-hell, each with 15 points. Kentucky State tooK an eariy lead and staved ahead all the way.

The score at the half was Kentucky State 26. Fort Camp Central State 7S. wuoenorce ou. Bowling Green 77. Hillsdale 43.

Rio Grande 74. Denison 70. Kansas 57. Baylor 46. Alabama 83.

Sewanee 40. Northwestern 93. Butler 57. Alabama Frosh 76. Maxwell Field 63.

Duke 78, Hanes 68. Elon 72. Atlantic Navy M. High Point 66, McCrary 55. Drake 58.

Oklahoma City 57. i. Bradley 58, Minnesota 54. Mississippi 97. Miss' CoUege 59.

Texas 48. Oklahoma 44. Kansas State 78, Ohio State 54. Sampson AFB 77. Cortland State 55.

"Wayne 61, Niagara 58. Seton Halt 63. 52. Mercer 66, Georgia, 61. Toledo 81.

Adrian 35. Toledo 74. Bluffton 43 Mississippi 97. Miss. College 59.

Utah State 85. Arizona State (Flag) 70. McKendree 81. Greenville 70. ShurtleU 63, Harris Tchrs.

48. Aquinas 49, Ferris 47. Hamline 72, Brtgham Toung 63. TJrsinus 59, Templ Pharmacy 46. Emporia 70, Sterling; VI.

New Mexico 69. Nebraska State 40 Whitewater Tchrs. 63. N. Illinois State 60.

Wheaton 79. Elmhurst 63. Iowa State 65. Morningsid 63. St.

MichaeVa 77. St. Lawrence W. Va. State 69.

Shaw 48. Philadelphia Pharmacy 74 King Col- Eiu Claire 97. Stqoud 59 bell 17. Alumni Meet or more points in each quarter to University of Kentucky alumni Jead handily throughout in the in JLouisvuie wiu noia ineir an- season opener for both teams. nual meeting at 8 o'clock tonight Wilbur Zobbe with 11 points A tliyigxL Urn ft i Associated Prsss VI lrephotos win Southern 82.

Birmingham South- and Orvis Burdsall with nine topped Butler's scoring. Kansas Downs Baylor Lawrence, Dec. (IP) Clyde Lovellette, the Kansas Jay-hawkers' All-America center, canned 28 points tonight as K. U. turned in a 57-46 basketball victory over the fighting Baylor squad.

It was the first game of the season for both tesms. in the ballroom of the Henry Clay Hotel. Dr. Herman L. Donovan, president; Coach Paul Bryant; Athletic Director Bernie.

Shively, and Babe Parilli, -Kentucky's -All-America quarterback, will represent the university. A tilm of one of Kentucky's games will be shown and Kentucky's coming appearance in the Cotton Bowl against Texas Christian will be shown. Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 3 VP) John "Red" Marion, who managed the Birmingham club to the Southern Association playoff and Dixie Series championships this year, today was transferred to San as manager of that club in the Class California League. O'CLOCK CLU BUZZING WITH BUZZY Mel Ott, left, and Carl Hubbell, right, both members of baseball's Hall of Fame, talk with Buzzy Bavasi, vice president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, at the minor league meetings.

Ott, now manages Oakland. Hubbell direct the Giants' farm system. State Lamar Tech 60. Kentucky Colleges Kentucky State 63. Ft Campbell 46.

Murray 75. S. E. Louisiana 57. Georgetown 98, Milligan 47.

Asbury 58. Lindsey Wilson 50 Aibury Seminary 58. Lindsey Wilson SO. 7th.tr BERRY BLVD..