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SECTION 4 DECEMBER 7, 1947 Report, p. 1 IBM Football, pp. 1, 3, 12 Basketball, pp. 2, 4, 5 Boxing, pp. 4, 6 Features, p.

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i -srs fr yuWj In Lakes Bowl Boiler Leads Resurgent Kentucky Offense To Give Wildcats Best Record Since 1909 By LARRi BOECK, Courier-Journal Staff Writer 70,000 Empty Scats Watch Cats Beat Villanova In One of Season's Most Outstanding Bowl Clashes Cleveland, Dec. 6. About 70,000 empty seats saw what doubtless will be one of the season's most brilliant bowl battles here this afternoon Its view blocked only by a sprinkling of 15,000 noisy, well-wrapped friends of the team, the hollow bowl echoed continual cheers as Kentucky conquered Villanova 24-14. It was Kentucky's most pleasing performance in every respect. Sophomores Bill Boiler and Jim Howe and Freshman Wilbur "Shorty" Jamerson showed the way on offense, and the veterans Wash Serini, Bill Moseley and Leo Yarutis sparked a crushing defense.

Both teams played as if to show those faint-hearted absent fans how much could be missed by staying away from one ball game They kept those 15,000 on their toes, made the 70,000 seats of the fans who weren't here rattle and clatter. Kentucky may not have made more than expense money, and the Knights of Columbus may have lost money on the deal, but Coach Bryant won a host of converts His timbering expeditions to this area in the future should be highly productive. Field Goal Breaks Ice It was a field goal that broke the ice. Our side was in trouble early in the game. Serini blocked a Villanova punt, which helped greatly, then Howe solved a Villanova sleight-of-hand trick on a punt retufii, and in a split second chose the correct man to crack, iL.

i i 4 Tir the aggressive, versatile and re- fessional finesse when the chips surging Kentuckians was their were down. eighth of the season against three George "The Foot' Blanda gave defeats. Back in 1909, Kentucky them an early 3-0 edge with a 27- rolled to nine triumphs, one loss, yard field goal in the first quarter. The Wildcats today more That was also the half-time score, than bowled over foe Villanova. Then, in the third Quarter, Jim In playing one of their finest Howes scintillating 29-yard gal-games of the season, they also hnVrf impressed a meager crowd of STOPPED on his own 15-yard line is Kentucky's Jim Howe after returning the opening kickoff in yesterday's Great Lakes Bowl battle with Villanova in Cleveland.

Howe is brought down by Ed Berrang and John Sandusky. Kentucky won 24-14. gtviuj; um iue udii 111 enemy leiutuiy 101 uic 111 si, time. we worked down to the 19, but couldn't go another inch. So Blanda dropped back to the 27 and kicked the ball between the uprights, 37 yards away and off to the right.

It was a marvelous boot, ex- 104,953 See Irish Rip U.S. C. 38-7 Los Angeles, Dec. 6 (AP) The mighty Irish of Notre Dame subdued and then thrashed Southern California 38-7 today, winding up a perfect 1947 grid campaign and staking a commanding claim as the top college football team in the nation. ecuted on a slippery field with a damp ball.

The empty seats really rattled after that one. We almost scored again two minutes later, but dropped a long, high aerial on the goal line. That gave Villanova heart, and we spent the rest of the half fighting to hold our lead. We almost tossed the ball game away by letting the opening kickoff in the second half roll to rest on the two-yard line. But fortunately we came to our senses in time.

A happy exchange of punts brought us out of the hole, and we gained midfield. Two plays later we were knocking on the 29. Then came a sweeping end run to the Serini left. Howe whirled wide, behind three mates, and cut back alone to cross the line standing up. We relaxed after that, and Villanova moved in quick to take advantage of the lull.

A short time later PasQuariello pushed over the goal. "The Lord had been kind to us," observed one of the Cat coaches "and we looked on that touchdown play like we expected him to stay right there pitching." Kentucky snapped out of it instantly, and scored twice in the fourth to win going away. Boiler's 15-yard run for the first of the two was one of the greatest football runs of the year by anybody. The sophomore from Pennsylvania fought off tacklers two at a time as' he waded by sheer will power to the goal. v.

it BOWltED OVER! Kentucky's Bill Boiler is nailed on a deep tackle by Al Schmid of Villanova in the first quarter of the Great Lakes Bowl game. Sylvio Yannelh of Villanova is No. 43. fc. Wah Wah Jones pulled a pass out of the sky for what looked like a touchdown to everybody, but unfortunately he had to leap to grab the ball, and the leap carried him out of bounds back of the end zone.

Boiler made up for it on the next play by running 49 yards to the goal, picking his way nicely as he scooted over the soggy turf. Both were marvelous, crowd-thrilling plays. One just happened not to count and the other did. Durocher Very Fortunate Lucky In a news conference here this morning Baseball Com Cleveland, Dec. 6.

Kentucky bowled 'em over or Bollered 'em over, to be pre-cise here today in its first bowl game appearance. The Kentuckians exploded for three touchdowns in the last half, two of them engineered by the spectacular running of Bill Boiler, to lav waste Villanova 24-14. And when the dust had settled from that detonation in this first Great Lakes Bowl game, there emerged in sparkling outline Kentucky's most successful football season since 1909. Today's victory by Actually, the contract has not been signed and may not be until spring training but that is a mere formality. It will be for one year.

While his son was breaking the not-too-well-kept news at a press conference in the Dodgers' plush offices, Rickey, was en route from a Philadelphia hospital where he had visited his daughter. Durocher, who has said "I want to stay in Brooklyn until the day I die," was driving to the airport to catch a plane for Los Angeles. Shortly after the-Brooklyn announcement, Chandler followed with a statement designed to clarify Durocher's status. This was the key to the long-delayed decision by Rickey. Chandler told a Cleveland press conference "As far as the commissioner's office is concerned, Leo Durocher returns to baseball without prejudice and will be judged by his conduct in the future." Breaking his own silence decree on the stormy Havana episode of last spring which led directly to Leo's suspension, Chandler said, "The grounds were sufficient and were known both to Durocher and Mr.

Rickey." Bill Auen TACKLE: Paducah Leo Returns As Dodger Pilot missioner Happy Chandler explained thst his of- WST fice was not concerned with the return of Leo The Lip as manager at Brooklyn. "I haven't approved and I haven't disapproved. It was strictly a matter for Branch Rickey to decide." Happy said he wanted it understood, however that it was he alone who suspended Durocher last season. "Some writers said that Rickey asked me to do it," he said, "but that is not so. Rickey is extremely Amazing a packed crowd of 104,953, the largest attendance at a college game this year, the Irish got off to an early 10-point lead.

In the second quarter Notre Dame yielded a touchdown to the surprisingly stubDorn Trojans, and then mafte a rout of this 19th game in the series. Emil Sitko, a squatty, 175-pound halfback from Fort Wayne, broke the Trojan back with a 76-yard touchdown run, and his running mate, Bob Livingstone, from Hammond, really dashed the Troys' hopes with a 92-yard sprint. Running the team with the mastery of his All American status was quarterback Johnny Lujack, and knocking down a stout but outmanned Trojan line, was Frank Leahy's beefier, heavier line. Statistics N.D. U.S.C.

First downs 1 10 Net yrd (ine rahinn 3OT 11- Forward passes attempted 2 Forward passes completed Yards forward passes 4 55 Forwards intercepted by 2 1 Yards gained run back interceptions 47 a Puntinx average 3 3 Total yards all kicks returned 51 151 Opponents fumbles recovered 1 2 Yards lost by penalties 5 10 Registering their ninth straight victory of the year, and running their unbeaten streak dating from the tail end of the 1945 season to 18 victories, the awesome Irish hit the scoreboard with five touchdowns and one field goal. Southern California took the kickoff and Notre Dame got the Notre Dama Fos. S. California. Martin L.E Tolman Connor .1 L.T Ferraro Fischer L.3 Clark Walsh McCormick SignaiBO RG McCall CzarobskI Bird Wightkin Cleary Livingston LB Murphy Ashbaugh.

QH McCadle SitKO Doll Pane Hi Lilly-white Score by quarters: Notre Dame 3 7 14 14 38 U.S.C. 0 7 0 0 7 Scoring: Notre TJame. Touchdowns Sitko 2. Panelll, Livingstone. Zmijewskl fCzarobski).

Points after touchdowns Earley (Sitko), place-kick. Field goal Earley (Sitko). U.S.C: Touchdown Kirby (McCardle). Point after touchdown Walker (Murphy), place-kick. Substitutes: Notre Dame.

Ends Hart. Weybright. Michaels, Espenan. TacWes Cifelli. Sullivan.

Urban. Zmijewski. Guards Framptonn. Oracko. Wendell.

Centers Strohmeyer. Grothaus, Statute Backs Lujack. Earley. Tripucka. Gom-pers.

Coutre. Swistowicz. McCarty, Clatt. McGee, Simmons, Brown, Begley, Lally, Smith. USC: Ends Lloyd.

Stillwell. Lienehan. Golata. Cramer. Meyers.

Tackles Periin, Swope. Guards Rea. Bastian, Lowell. Collev. Centers Davis, Busch.

Backs Powers. Kirby. Garlin. Gray. Oestreich, Betz.

Tannehill, Curry, Rossetto, Dill. Burke. Bob Martin BACK: Faducah loyal to Leo and fought for him all know a man is very fortunate," he "if he has a man as loyal to him Leo especially if he's his boss." jf early the made it 10-7. CONVERSION It was anybody's ball game at that point. Anybody's ball game, that is, until Boiler took the game into his own hands to see to it that it would be Kentucky's victory.

A sophomore, and one of the most promising young players on the team, Boiler caught fire in the fourth quarter to turn in the most spectacular performance of his Kentucky career. With just minutes remaining in that tumultuous final period, he practically carried tbe whole Villanova team on his 175-pound frame for 15 yards and a touchdown. Blanda converted to make it 17-7, and then the savage Mr. Boiler decided to get back to work again. INTERCEPTED There were four minutes remaining iwhen he intercepted a pass on the Villanova 49.

Despite a muddy, heavy field, he managed to give the pigskin a wild ride to touchdown haven. He broke to his right, picked up his interference and bolted down the sidelines. On the 25, two Villanova would-be tacklers surged before him. Boiler stopped for a split second, apparently to wonder "what now?" He got the answer quickly, cutting to his left and leaving the tacklers behind him. But there, on the 15, another Villanova man greedily stretched his hands, but caught nothing but the windy wake of Boiler's trail.

He cut to the right again and then went over. Blanda converted, it was 24-7, and people began filing out of the wind-swept stadium on the shores of Lake Erie. They quickly sat down again, however, when Vill anova began another march, this one of 81 yards, to add its final marker with just about two minutes left to play. That made it Continued on Page 5, Column 2 Lineups Kentucky Pengel Serini Lair Bhodem.vra Pos. Villanova L.E Brown Ferrv Cmith C.

Yannelli Yarutis Tt G. Barker Sanduskv Berrana; Dohertv Schmid Siano Clavtn Griffin Bentley Blanda Boiler L.H.. Howe Moseley F.B. Kentucky 3 9 1424 Villanova 0 0 0 1414 Kentucky scoring: touchdowns Howe. Boiler 2.

Points after touchdown Blanda 3 placements p. Fieid goal Blanda Villanova scoring: touchdowns Pasquariello for Clavini. Sheahan (for Brown i. Poinla alter touchdown Siano 2 (placements. Substitutions Kentucky Ends Mart in.

Ridge, Holway. Hensley. Braishaw; tackles Gain. Smotherman, Ferrell. Leon.

McDermott; guards Porter. Preston, Browning. Jones. Uliniki. center, Odlivalt; backs Phelpa.

Jamerson. Truman, Bahb, Klein. Villanova Ends Finkelstein, Schleicher. Griffity. Kane.

Sheahan; tackles Lllienthal. Riley; guards Scar celli. Lanigan. Limmani: centers Komar-nicki, Witsch: backs Romanik, Gordon, Pasquariello. Zehler.

Schreiber, Tulskie, McCarthy. Rogers. Polidor. Statistics Ken- Ma- lurky. nuvi.

First douoi 14 IA Net yard rushinjf 177 Net yards pausing 107 131 Forwards attempted 2S It Forwards completed 14 12 Forwards intercepted 1 1 Number of punt 7 9 Average distance of punts 3R Fumbles 1 2 Balls lost on fumhles 0 Number of penalties 2 2 Ya.ds penalized 10 SO "From line of scrimmage. Bob Creason CENTER: Mayfield Foster was a "shoo-in" at one halfback post, the chase for the second spot was hot and furious. Pushing Rector closely were Mount Sterling's Paul Thompson, St. Xavier's clever Ernie Bidwell and Madisonville's sparkling Gene Harris. I C.

Farley J. Huenefeld Evarta Covini-tfa )T: 000 chilled fans. Clustered in small groups, they resembled isolated islands surrounded by a sea of empty seats vast Municipal Stadium. Kentucky clicked with-military precision today, both on land and in the air, and moved with pro- Associated Press Wirephotos. He added there had been "an accumulation of unpleasant incidents." The commissioner hastened to add, "The commissioner neither approves nor disapproves of the appointment.

It is solely a matter between Mr. Durocher and the Brooklyn baseball club." BACKGROUND Background of the extended indecision by the Brooklyn club was given by Rickey, who arrived for a meeting of directors some time after the morning conference. "I most deeply disagreed with the decision," Rickey said in his first public statement on the case since the silence ban was imposed. "I felt Durocher had not done a wrong and I'm sure the commissioner might be among the first to say the Havana incident was perhaps a small part of the cumulative effect." Reiterating that he had no desire to reopen the case by which Durocher was suspended for "conduct detrimental to baseball" Rickey added, "I don't wish to comment on the commissioner's argument on cumulative ef- Continued on Page 5, Column 1 Charley Russell GUARD: Hopkinsville star eleven strikes almost an ideal balance 174 pounds. Such a mean implies pounds of power but streamlined for speed.

The average age is 17 years, six months. There were no repeaters from the 1946 team. Jim Farley, Danville back who won all-State recognition as a sophomore in '45 and as a junior last year, was given a third-team berth this season. COMPETITION Closest competition in the voting was at center. Lexington Henry Clay's Billy Adams was only one ballot short of tying Creason.

Also bunched up in the running were Ashland's Chuck Dickinson, a third-team selection, and Owensboro's Bob Watson. Although it was apparent that Pal Acting as sort of master of ceremonies for Happy was chunky Lefty Weisman, trainer for the Cleveland Indians for 26 years and widely known as dean of baseball trainers. Lefty once visited Frankfort with the Indians when Chandler was Governor of Kentucky. Oscar Vitt said, "Lefty, I want you to meet the Governor Lefty shook hands and quickly returned to counting bats. "Did you say Governor" he barked at Vitt.

"He's got a grip like a rassler." Happy liked that. No new stadium There isn't likely to be a new football stadium in Lexington for some years to come, H. L. Donovan, U. K.

president, said here before the game. "As much as 11 of us, including Mr. Clements, the Governor-elect, would like to build a new one, it would not be practical. We shall add to the one we have, running the seats back and up from those we now have. Later we may even double-deck." first break.

Fullback Verl Lilly-white fumbled and the Irish came up with the ball on the S.C. 33. Then the fearsome foursome of the Irish went to work Lujack, Sitko, John Panelli and Livingstone. They drove over the fighting Trojans to the seven, and, with five to go for first down, gave Earley his field goal opportunity. Late in the first quarter, taking over on their own 12, the same foursome marched slowly but decisively 88 yards in 16 plays.

In the march Livingstone went for 16, Lujack passed to his backs for 15, for 12, for 19, and with the ball on the one just as the second quarter began, Sitko rammed over the Trojan left guard for the score. That gave the Irish a 10-point lead. The Trojans got the next break. Second string quarterback Jim Powers swiped one of Lujack's passes on the Irish 44. Sophomore Jimmy and Gordon Gray combined to get to the eight as the stands went On fourth down, four to go.

Jack Kirby, another second string back, took a flat pass from Powers, stepped high and hard over his right flankers and crossed the goal line. The conversion was good and the half ended with Notre Dame nursing a 10-7 lead. Picture on Page 3. The Irish took the kickoff back to the 24 as the second, half opened and on the first play from scrimmage this dynamic man Sitko virtually broke up the ball game. He raced 76 yards, with his lineman, big George Connor, executing the final block on what appeared to be the only Trojan left standing on the field.

Before the third period another marker was up. Lujack, returning the favor, stopped one of Powers' passes in midfield. and the Irish charged 53 yards in eight plays, Panelli gouging the middle of the line for the final five yards. The next scoring play was even more disheartening to U.S.C. The Troys had gone from their own 47 to the Irish eight before Leahy got his big regulars back in the game and halted the threat.

On the first play after taking over Livingstone went off his left end, and down the side stripes 92 yards and Notre Dame had a 31-7 lead. The final score came when AI Zmijewski, newly arrived on the field, intercepted a lateral and skipped 30 yards unhampered. Bill Rector BACK: Middlesboro found great favor with the committee. WINS SPURS Creed Farley, Evarts guard, won his all-Kentucky spurs the hard way. Only a sophomore, the 170-pounder had to survive the sharp competition of such recognized performers as Male's Bob Kratz, Manual's Forrest Wisman and Newport's Marvin Rammels-burg.

Farley and Mayfield'a fine center, Bob Creason, were the only underclassmen to shoulder aside seniors. Hall the Cumberland Valley Conference, contributed Ralph Spurlock to one flank. Only 140 pounds, the Gamecock end belied the spareness of his frame with his ferocious play. Gene O'Brien, who continued St. Xavier's tradition of developing outstanding ends, was named to the other wing post.

the way. You philosophized, as Rickey is to Chandler Phil Foster BACK: Faducah Places rZ" i WWa jssc.s 4 WWiOTlilOMMil mmhibjjii' wifflHW 11 "Wlipr 'M" Brooklyn, Dec. 6 (AP) Leo Durocher returned to baseball today as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers "without prejudice" from Commissioner A. B. Chandler, who had suspended him for the entire 1947 season.

Gracefully yielding to the inevitable, Burt Shotton, who won 9 pennant as the interim skipper last season, retired from active management to accept a vague but lucrative position that he termed "a nice, old man's job." The 63-year-old fatherly gentleman from Bartow, will oversee the work of the managers in the Dodgers' 26-club farm system. Branch Rickey, acting in the absence of his father who is president of the Brooklyn club, made the brief one-sentence announcement that react: "The 1947 contract of Leo Durocher has been renewed for 1948 by the Brooklyn baseball club." NOT SIGNED No salary terms were announced but it was believed the figures will match the $50,000 reportedly called for last season. Gene O'Brien END: St. Xavier Courier Teamed with the bulky Auen is Covington Holmes' Jack Huenefeld. Huenefeld, a 190-pounder, was a holdover from the 1946 Bulldog combination that was hailed as the state champion.

Farley's i g-mate at guard is Hopkinsville's Charley Russell. Russell led the balloting at the guards position. Second Team Paul Thompson. Mt. Sterl'g Back Ernie Bidwell, St.

Xavier Back Joe Slone, Ashland Back. Bob Howard, Pineville Back Ed Lervallen, Harlan End Ed Johnson, Highlands End Bob Southall, Male Tackle Dave Rodgers, Loyall Tackle Bob Kratz, Male Guard Forrest Wisman. Manual Guard Billy Adams, Lexington Center Three Players On Journal's All-State Team 'Phantom Phil" Foster, ac- ble-footed Foster polled 42 per claimed by many as the greatest cent the votes in rolling up an overwhelming margin. His team- runner Western Kentucky has mates, towertog tackle Bill Auen ever seen, led the balloting. Nim- and fullback Bob Martin, also 1947 All-State Team Dud Hager BACK: Male Paducah By JOHNNY CARRICO, Courier-Journal Staff Writer.

A million dollar team! Scant praise, maybe, in this era of the inflation spiral but any coach would fork over that amount of the ready to call The Courier-Journal's 26th all-State football team his'n. All-State Honorable Mention list and Coach of the I ear are on Page 12. The newspaper's all-Kentucky Committee of coaches, officials and writers made a deep bow in the direction of Paducah in speaking its mind on the complexion of the 1947 team." Three jpf the key players on the unbeaten and untied Blue Tornado eleven were accorded positions of honor. Paired with Foster at halfback is Middlesboro's Bill Rector, an choice, and the best back produced in southeastern Kentucky this season. quarterback slot was awarded to Male's Dud Hager who has been called the deadliest line backer in the South.

The average weight of the all- Third Team Gene Harris, Madisonville Jim Farley, Danville Don Morgan, Princeton John Miller, Shelbyville Jim Cromwell, Paducah Lewis Tolle Cynthiana Charles Smith, Knox Central Willard Price, Male Marvin Rammelsburg, Newport Irvin Wohl, Flaget Chuck Dickinson, Ashland Plaver School Age Ht. Wt. Class Pos. Phil Foster Paducah 18 5-10 155 Sr. Back Bill Rector Middlesboro 18 5-9 160 Sr.

Back Dud Hager Male 17 6-0 174 Sr. Back Bob Martin Paducah 18 6-0 175 Sr. Back Gene O'Brien St. Xavier 17 5-11 175 Sr. End Ralph Spurlock Hall 18 6-0 140 Sr.

End Bill Auen Paducah 18 6-1 226 Sr. Tackle Jack Huenefeld Covington 17 6-1 190 Sr. Tackle Charley Russell Hopkinsville 18 5-llVi 183 Sr. Guard Creed Farley Evarts 18 5-9 170 Soph. Guard Bob Creason Mayfield 16 5-11 165 Jr.

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