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A SECTION 2. SPORTS Crimmins Is 2d I.U. Coach In Row To Quit Because His Grid Teams Couldn't Win organization, and tutoring program on the campul and has aided in getting improved salaries for his It is felt that the situation is such that finding a good coach will be no problem. It is believed, too; that Athletic Director Frank Allen will move swiftly to name a replacement so that the Hoosiers don't lose a full year in recruiting for next fall's freshman class. Most prominently mentioned as possible successors, unofficially, have been two members of Bernie's present staff and two former I.

U. players. Enthusiastically backrd in "spur-of-the-moment" comment is Howard Brown, present freshman coach who was captain of Indiana's only Big Ten Conference championship team. Brown played professional football and is regarded as I. top recruiter and scout.

Continued on Paga 7, Column 1 By BOB OWENS Cauriar-Jaurnil Indiana tportt ldilr Indiana University has lost another football coach because he couldn't produce a winning team. Bernie Crimmins resigned yesterday after five disastrous seasons, just as his predecessor, Clyde Smith, had done after having four years that were even less fruitful. Crimmins, a Louisville native who was an All-America football player at Notre Dame and backfield coach of the Irish before coming to the Bloomington school, said he gave a lot of thought to his decision to quit with four years to go on his contract but "felt it would be best to step down." "I sincerely hope that Indiana can find someone who can make the ball bounre right for the fine group of sophomores wa had on the squad this year," Crimmins stated. "There was absolutely no pressure in my decision. 1 received no letters and no phone calls, and there was no friction between myself and any members of the athletic department." Thus, Indiana is in the market for a man who can put the Hoosiers in the upper class of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers haven't had a winner since the late Bo McMillin's 1947 team. Smith, who sue-ceeded McMillin, won eight, lost '27 and tied one in four seasons and Crimmins won 13 and lost 32. The resignation Is to be effective January 1. Crimmins said he had no immediate plans for the future. At Bloomington, Crimmins' Associates feel the 37-year-old coach is leaving the football program in much better shape than when he took over in 1952.

Crimmins, according to close followers of the situation, has achieved a better recruiting system, alumni CPA yiv THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, THURSDAY MORNIIVG, KOVKMBER 29, 1956 Yank Cagers Rip Russians In Semis 85-55 Holding Only 39-32 Lead at Half, Russell Helps U. S. Pull Away Melbourne, Nov. 29 (Thursday) (AP) The United held in check by erratic shooting in the first half, caught fire behind big Bill Russell in the second half to crush Russia 85-55 and remain unbeaten in the semifinals of the Olympic Basketball Tournament. Both the Yanks and Russia, been beaten only by France pre- u.w.

i urn a i 1,1 J- rilll11lll ir-n, iirnnniii iinriiiiiiiiii i i i i 1 1 .1 in however, advance to the four- yiously, 18-4. 4 "THREE CliEEttS Gall Peterson '(right) of Cave City, receives trophy from National Basketball Association President Maurice Podoloff after being adjudged queen of Kentucky cheerleaders last night at Fairgrounds. At left is runner-; up, Carole Jean Mabe, of Glendale. Seated next to her is Margaret Sue Buchanan of Elizabethtown, who was third. Miss Peterson is a senior at Caverna High School.

team finals tomorrow and Satur Even the Yank second team, which played at least half of the game, proved to be 15 points better than the Russians ones the Americans got in the groove. Russell Is Star Russell, "Mr. Wonderful" under the basket, scored 20 points day in the round-robin play. After leading the Soviets 39-32 at the intermission, U. S.

Coach Gerald Tucker put in his first team to open the final half and Russell, the two-time All-America from San Francisco took charge immediately. Russell, 6-10, and Bob Jean-gerard, the former Colorado ace, Ruby's Report 'Some Day I. U. Will Says Criiniiiiiis, Who Hopes To Remain In Coaching Field 'iMV'M'i JV! JS Vi tiir rrr itt Him urtrrrw-i rim it intrnT HMnimiriiirnir ill in.niiHi iimiii hi hmm i Hi ii. ill put together one streak which his one-game high in the tour-outscored the Russians, who had ney to lead the Yanks, and on rlpfprKP rlamnpH rfnwn nn ih By E.lflL I(( RV, Courier-Journal Sport Editor Rutaia (55) igirpi.

Russians like an octopus. ar.ft.pf. Player 1 MouiJniekl 4 a 1 valdman 1 0 Torban 3 Botchkarev 0 1 3 gemenov 1 4 1 Zoubkov 1 3 1 Sloudenetakl 1 3 2 1 1 3 U. Player Houihland Jones Rua'ell Waliti Evan Haldoraon Tom sir Boushka rord Jeanfarard DarMnl Total a lol His huge hands were every-J where. Time and again III smashed Soviet shots away front the basket to spearhead a second half defense that pressed the Russians back to mid-court in' so ijjji the second half.

Bernie Crimmins, Louisville boy who became an all-American success as a football player at Notre Dame, still would like Jo prove he also can coach. Bernie quit as head coach at Indiana University yesterday, tossing aside a contract which Jiad four years to run. His 5-ycar record at Bloomington was pretty lorry. But no sorrier than most other coaches Phajtot by Otan Karon DIM VI I-OK A UVCKET Chuck Mencel of the Minneapolis Lakers drives hard for a successful layup during last night's professional basketball game with the Boston Celtics at Kentucky State Fairgrounds. At left (No.

14) is Bob Cousy of the Celtics. Reaching for an attempted block of the shot is Boston's Jim Loscutoff (18) and beyond him can be seen Vern Mikkelsen of the Lakers. SI 23 17 Total Halftlme acore: U. S. 39.

Rimla 32. Free throws mlaaed: U. S. 1, Ruaaia 3, Jeangerard was second in U. S.

scoring with 14 points. The Russians, as expected, did not trust their 7-4 Ian Krou minch, the reluctant giant, against Russell. But they dinV play a pair of "sleepers," Arkadi Votchkarez and Victor Zoubkov, who hadn't appeared previously in the Tournament, and it was. this pair who kept the Soviets on the move in thi first half. Celtics Beat Lakers By 105-93 5,000 Crowd Pleases Podoloff there.

The Hoosiers have averaged eighth among the tiine or ten schools making up the Big Ten since 1900. 'Someday championships ill start coming to Indiana," paid Bernie yesterday. Two Ihings which are vitally necessary for success now are in process of being done (1) the construction of a new athletic plant, and (2) the organization of alumni groups Clyde Smith By LARRY BOECK Maurice Todoloff left the Fairgrounds Stadium a pleased man last night. So did Red Auerbach. The crowd appeared satisfied with what il had seen.

Only John Kundla left a disappointed man. Auerbach's Boston Celtics overcame Kundla's Minneapolis Kame, I'd say that an attendance of 5,000 is quite good." He'll bring that report back to N.B.A.'s board of governors and the city's chances of landing a franchise appear bright. It was a bruising, rugged, hard-fought although at times sloppy battle, And, until the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, it was a close and interesting one. As a matter of fact, the Lakers closed a 14-point Celtics' lead to eight with 2:31 left and, the way the pros can score, that still left an element of doubt to the issue. The way things developed, Boston, which went into the game leading the Eastern Division, won at the free throw line.

The Celtics connected on 33 of 39 free throws while the Lakers hit on 21 of 28. Both teams were even on field goals 36. Jim Loscutoff of the winning Celtics was high man for the night with 26 points. And two Thai's lacking in men of run-of mine stamp? For most of their virtues are common indeed, Like courage and timing and muscle and speed. But maybe you've noticed in men of renown They do not choke up when the Blue Chips are down.

Except for that trait it would be tit for-tat And Champs could be picked by a name from a hat. So how do the few keep the brain and the brawn Quite cool and controlled when the pressure is on While thousands of others, as anxious to win, Troceed to choke up when the Blue Chips are in? A classic example to that Was Casey of Mudville (The Man at the Bat), With two men on base and the crowd going wild. The ump called "STRIKE TWO" and Casey got riled, With count three and two and amid the great din The hero choked up when the Blue Chips were in. Rcmembef Tearl Harbor and "Black Forty-Two?" Our Navy was wrecked and our planes all too few. Beset from the West confusion at home Derided by bullies in Berlin and Rome, And how all Americans, with nerve and a grin, Refused to choke up when the Blue Chips were in.

So, hankers and merchants and diplomats, too, Wherever you are or whatever you do, In LIFE as in SPORT you will find it the rule, Your post be a throne or a bookkeeper's stool, You're BREED-OF-A-CHAMP though cast as the clown, If you don't choke up when the Blue Chips are down. JOHN T. WIGHTMAN. '(Jot 'What Cols Need' Making Good Shclbyville's Bill Clements seems to be going great guns at Tulane University. Just recently he was elected captain of the freshman squad.

Bill was an all-state guard with Shelbyville in 1955. Herbie Kays, quarterback on the same of his team mates Dick Hemric and Bill Sharman followed with 24. Clyde Lovellette vanned the losers with 18. The teams played a close first half, with the lead see-sawing. Came the intermission and it was 5246 Boston.

The Celtics biggest margin had been 10 points and the Lakers five. The Lakers tied the count three times in the third quarter, at 55, 64 and 66. But here the Celtics took the lead, one they never lost. They went into the fourth quarter leading 83-75 and built this up to 14 points at 95-81 with 5:27 of game time left. The Lakers, on the strength of the play of Bob Leonard, former Indiana star, pulled to within 99-91 with 2.31 to go.

But the Celtics quelled the uprising. Russia Never Leads It was Votchkarez, particularly, who paced the Russians-f who never led to within siif points of the Americans twic in the first half. The shifty forward, replacing high-scorer Stas-sis Stonkous, was tops for the game with 21 points. The second half was all Yankee. Within seven minutes, the U.

S. had outscored the Soviets 29-7 and most of the Russian spectators filed out of the exhibition hall, leaving a jubilant group of American and Australian fans to whoop it up. Mor eland Ineligible Raleigh, N. Nov. 28 U.R)-1-The Atlantic Coast Conference has declared basketball star Jackie Moreland ineligible to play at North Carolina State College, it was learned today.

It was the recruiting of More-land, a schoolboy sensation ron Minden, that led to a four-year suspension of N. C. State by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Lakers 105-93 in the first professional basketball game to be played at the Coliseum. Todoloff, president of the National Basketball Association, surveyed the' crowd of close to approximately 5,000 and said he was pleased.

He was here to determine Louisville's chances for a pro franchise. Game Rugged "They are good and I would like to see one of our teams here," he said, sitting in a box. "This is a magnificent building, the best I've seen in this country, and I've seen a lot of them. "Considering the fact that this is not a partisan crowd pulling for a particular team and that the game is considered by most of them to be an exhibition, although it's a regular league Mlnneaaolie Boat on (105) Minneapolis O. F.

P. T. Kalafat 5 4 MikkeHon 1 0 0 4 4 I.ovelette .10 2-4 4 22 Mencel 3-J 0 Skoog 3 0-0 I' ax son 0 0-0 10 Schnittker if 1 5 Garmaker 3 1-2 4 3 Leonard 4 2 2 2 10 Dukeee 15-117 Knox Tips Bellarmine; Caverna Girl Is Queen By BILL SURFACE A rugged Fort Knox five and a shapely Caverna coed won the preliminaries to the Boston-Minneapolis pro game last night at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The Tankers, a collection of ex-college stalwarts, used Frank Ramsey's 39-point outburst to dump Bellarmine 81-72 in the Coliseum's inaugural hoop affair. Fort Knox outfit in the last 10 Miss Gail Peterson, pretty Ca- minutes, but when the going verna senior, won the accolade "Kot rough," Ramsey and Julius of "Miss Kentucky Cheerleader" McCoy, who was an All-America over a field of 40 high school choice himself at Michigan State, entrants.

eah connected on a pair of one- Ramsev ex-Kenturkv All. handcd flip shots that pulled the America "pit Sunt Ae' lT tneabmr.es0vhieSrneCelS -el SoVS second chapter, then took charge Wllh a coupIe of w'de-oPen in the Closing minutes to dis- Continued on Pag 7, Column 1 courage Bellarmine's bid for an exhibition victory. The 6-4 guard Knox (in on the productive basis enjoyed by most all jbthc-r members of the league. "As these two objectives are accomplished you will see a great change take place. I had hoped that I would be able to ride out the rough period leading to better days." The man who replaces Crimmins should lind working conditions increasingly pleasant.

The football stadium probably will be completed during his stay. And football scholarships or workships should be increased considerably. Indiana through the years has given athletes far less help than any other member of the conference. A survey by Look Magazine last summer showed Indiana giving 21 scholarships a year. Michigan Slate was giving 68, Minnesota 63, Wisconsin 66, Northwestern 102 and Illinois 108.

Sinilh Made Good Precedent It is unfortunate for Bernie that Jhis was his first effort as a head coach. He went to I. U. direct from Notre Dame, where he had served admirably as an assistant to Frank Leahy. But his friends are confident that he can hold his own with the best men in the business given an equal chance.

point to Clyde Smith as an example of how a loser at si. U. can be a winner elsewhere. Clyde had a worse record at Bloomington than Bernie. Jle quit and went to Arizona State at Tempe.

And won the Border Conference champion-chip in his first season, Mark of A Champion' Kepeat Several readers have asked for a reprint of a poem published here last year. I used one stanza from it on Thanksgiving morning. 'Tlease mail me the entire poem," writes J. A. Embler of Lexington, "or kindly republish it.

I want to frame it for my son's room." It was written by John T. Wightman. Here it is: What, element goes into making a "Champ" Totals 35 21-28 2 Boston c. F. P.

T. Heinsohn 7 10.10 3 24 l.nscutoffZ 12 22 3 2S Risen 4 0-1 4 Sharman I I 24 Couy I 4 B-8 1 13 Nichols I 0 0-0 0 0 Tiloropouloa 0 0 0 2 0 Palanl 0 2-2 0 2 WINTER TIRE BARGAIN New Tiri-Nof A Retnad Philip i 0 2-3 0 2 Hemric 1 4-5 1 A Totala 3(1 33-38 19 105 Minneaaelis Botton 21 24 2 la 1 13 12 21105 COOPER SAFETY-GRIP GUARANTEED REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS l1 aFfVT II If outfit, also is at Tulane, playing basketball. Jack Green, the Shelbyville gentleman who starred for Army in the middle '40's, is an assistant coach with the Greenies. Today's Opportunity "I can pitch and win and draw extra thousands in attendance," writes Wayne Hall, Sherman, Tex. "Tell Louisville Colonels here is ambi 00 Par H4-S9 Fords Standard Shift, Ret.

IJt.OI xch a.ft.pf. 2 0 I 0 13 0 0 2 0 1 12 IS 4 2 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 MM ''iTJo recappuble caainf Player I.am Steveneon MontfonTjr Oliver Hkinaon 0 Morria Kelly Relbla Braahaar Tternay Warner Totala SAVE ON ALL REPAIRS ff.ft.pf. Player 2 3 4 Whitfield 110 0 McCoy 13ft Stemey I 3 0 4 Hart 0 0 0 Ramaey 3 2 2 nilworth 1 1 3 Trlckey I 0 0 1 Roundtree 1 0 I 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 II 10 Total also made the first field goal in the Coliseum, sinking a 25-foot set. Knights Throw Scare Carole Jean Mabe, Glendale junior, and Margaret Sue Buchanan, Elizabethtown senior, finished second and third, respectively, in the beauty and cheer-leading contest. Paulie Miller's knights threw a scare into the more-experienced TUNE Ul and IRAKI SPECIALS (2 weeks only) Call and gel our prlcts 27 27 15 Bill Clements Score by periods: All work guaranteed as.

ellarmln .34 3172 Ferf-Kne 24 4511 Free throws mlaaed: Stevenson 3. Mont. dextrous pitcher who is answer to their problems. Ask J. G.

Taylor Spink. I got what they need." dean's STRAWBERRY AUTO PARTS TIRE SERVICE Kerhy Karrell New Tribe Chief (ornery 2. Oliver, Kelly 2, Braahaar, Mor- 1 H.t.unrnernoifii Liberty JU 5-5022 Fourth and St. Calhirin tfarrell Named Manager ofi Cleveland Lro uzi Uy 1 CARS TRUCKS if i in Cleveland, Nov. 28 (AP) The Cleveland Indians will go into the 1957 American League pennant race piloted by Kerby Farrell, the man who guided the Indianapolis Indians to the i championship in this year's auntie World Series of baseball.

1 Cleveland Indians General Manager Hank Greenberg, who said he had made up his mind about a new manager two weeks ago, let the public in on the secret tonight. He named Farrell at a press conference, but the announcement came as no sur-l prise. The 43-year-old Farrell was c6nsidered the leading prospect and was the most outspoken contender for the Cleveland job. This will be Farrell's first job managing a major league club. As usual the Indians did not disclose salary terms, but reports placed Farrell's salary for next year at around $25,000.

Veeck Started Him Last season Farrell piloted Indianapolis to an American Association pennant and his club swept the Little World Series from Rochester in four games. He also managed Indianapolis to a pennant in 1954. Farrell was the first self-de clared candidate for the Tribe field manager post from which Al Lopez resigned when last season ended, Sept. 30. Lopez had held the job for six seasons, and Lou Boudreau for nine seasons before that Lopez has been hired to manage the Chicago White Sox, who finished third behind New York and Cleveland this year.

In the past 10 years Cleveland always has finished in the first division, winning pennants in 1948 and 1954 and finishing as runnerups to the New York Yankees five times under Lopez. Bill Veeck hired Farrell into the Cleveland minor league farm manager had a speaking engagement and Feller is attending an insurance school. "We have offered him a very attractive job with us which would give him a chance to learn the baseball business from the front office," Greenberg said today. "With his ability, this could lead to an important executive position, but he doesn't seem particularly interested." Greenberg said Feller gave him the feeling that he still wants to pitch "and would like to prove he can next spring with some club." system in 1947 as manager of Spartanburg, S. and Farrell won a pennant there in his first year.

He also piloted Reading, to an Eastern League flag in 1951. Feller Is Through Cleveland, Nov. 28 (General Manager Hank Greenberg of the Cleveland Indians Indicated today that Bob Feller would soon be given his release after 20 years as a pitcher for the Indians. Greenberg and Feller con-ferred over the weekend in Hartford, where the general LOUISVILLE'S OWN YELLOW CAB LOCALLY OWNED AND MANAGED To rent a car, truck, or station wagon by day, week, or month. To lease cars, station wagons, or trucks under contract CALL YELLOW CAB RENTALS Every facility for your convenience.

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