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2 A TlNNiSMAN. Turxfjy Morning. Dee, 26. 1961 i mm 7 1 V7 LQcSfCS I mm jp 3 fry a 111 ll 3HU i 1 WuEUMEU RDKf Blanda-Cannon Duo Proves Oiler Win Formula Again RAYMOND JOHNSON- 1 Miller Nails Pass-Napper MIAMI, Fla. Larry Onesti of Northwestern it brought down by Bill Miller of Miami after returning an interception of a South pass eight yards to the North 28-yard line in the first period of the North-South Shrine All-Star game here.

Not many Reb aerials went awry, however, as Baylor's Bobby Ply tossed for three touchdowns in the South's 35-10 victory. Glass Catches First TD Toss MIAMI, Fla. (AP) Bobby Ply of Baylor riddled a sluggish North team with bullet passes last night and the South rolled to a 35-10 victory over the Yankees in the Shrine's annual college All-Star charity game for crippled children. Blessed with talented receivers for his aerials, Ply threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to win a top-heavy vote from the press box as the most valuable player of this 14th game in the North-South series. A CROWD of only 18.892.

by far the smallest in the Houston's Oilers took their second straight American Football League championship Sunday and they used the same formula they did a year ago George Blanda tossed a pass to Billy Cannon for the payoff play. Cannon is the former LSU All-American-and the second "4 4" VVJw At 'X history of the game, turned out in ''o J. A One-Py Attack cold, 50-degree weather to see the 190-pound Ply put on his fine aerial show, He hit Glenn Glass of Tennessee with a 46-yard throw in the first South -f 1IM 185 H-SS North 15 KM ltl'S 13-3S 41 First down! Runhlns yurdaire Purine jrdi PMaM Pri InUrcrptfd br Punl. Fumhlra lout Yard) penaliitd quarter, ran a yard to score him self in the second, and In the third period found Miami's two ends, All-America Bill Miller and Larry Wilson with pitches into the North end zone. Southern player ever to win the Heisman Trophy Bud Adams, Oiler owner, dangled more greenbacks in front of Cannon than he dreamed existed in order to get his signature Adams has never regretted it, either.

Blanda, like Cannon, is a former Southeastern Conference player But when the Oilers went after him, George had retired after 10 years of frustration with the Chicago Bears When he graduated from Kentucky in June, 19-19, Blanda discovered all he had to do to win a regular job with the Bears was beat out Sid Luckman and Johnny Lujack, two of the best quarterbacks Papa George llalas ever had. AFTER LUCKMAN and Lujack finished their ca- the one Steve SImms of Rutgiri was stopped cold. NORTH WESTERN'S center Larry Onesti was named the Another Miami player, Jim Vol-lenwelder, slammed 18 yards for the other South touchdown. Only twice did the North offense come alive. In the second quarter, Arizona's Eddie Wilson passed five North's outstanding player, for- a valiant effort against a nerce South offensive and Larry Wilson of Miami was voted tne sports yards to Michigan's Bennie McRae for the only Yankee touchdown.

manship award. Double-teaming of Miller, Miami's fine pass catcher, proved costly to the North team In the In the final period, Wilson tnrew reers, Blanda had opposition from Zeke Bratkowski and Ed Brown He played little Most of his first quarter. A defenders dogged Miller, Glass worned ms way imo the clear unnoticed and Ply to George Sefcik of Notre Dame on a pass play that carried 73 yards a record for the series. Sefcik got to the South two, but four running plays netted only a yard and on fourth down from (Continued on Next Page) AP Wirephoto action was in kicking field goals and conversions after touchdowns Although he once kicked 156 in a row, which set a National Football League record, Blanda gave up the game he loved so much. George was able to pick up where he left off in the late summer of 1960 and, assisted by Cannon, led the Oilers to the title Great things were expected of him this fall But the Oilers won only one of their first five games and Blanda felt it was time to retire permanently.

Owner Adams dropped Lou VU To Begin Gator Drills i By JIMMY DAVY JL Christmas Handicap To Humane Leader lop Field Set For All-College Debut Tonioht VANDERBILT basketball team reporis oacK luimy uum myn rhrlKtmas break and begins drills for this week's Gator Bowl Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla. In preparation for the tournament opener with Virginia -Tech Thursday night, Commodore coach Roy Skinner has scheduled; two Rymkus as his coach and in-stalled Wally Letnm, an assistant oractice sessions today. Tomorrow George Blanda morning another workout will be held at Memorial uymnasium ue-fore the team enplanes for Jacksonville In the afternoon. OKLAHOMA CITY UP) The nation's oldest holiday basket-haP tournament, the All-College, pets under way here tonieht turing one of its strongest fields Commodores some of the finest guard play in the conference. The Gator Bowl basketball shew will be staged in the Jacksonville Coliseum, a 10,000 seat gym which housed the eliminations for the FIRST ORDER of business to day will be a look at guard Bobby in years.

DEFENDING champion Wichita, which stopped second-ranked Bland ankle injury, me o-iu Commodore marksman sprained TiriAMI, Fla. UW Under a fine ride by Braulio Baeza, Golden Triangle Stable's Humane Leader closed strongly to win the $11,675 Christmas Handicap at Tropical Park yesterday before a crowd of 11.650. Favored Eurasia also closed well to finish second, with Level Flight third and I'm Willing fourth. Humane Leader broke alertly but was outrun by Pointer for the early lead. Coming out of the clubhouse turn, Pointer oper.ed up a 2Mj length lead with Humane Leader second, Eurasia third, followed bv Parka, Level Flight and I'm Willing.

The remainder of the 11-horse field never was In the picture. his ankle In the Missouri game with Level Flight a neck in front of I'm Willing. Humane Leader, a 4-year-old gelded son of Paelstinian, added $7,588.75 to his year's earnings in winning his fifth race in 16 starts. His 1961 bankroll now totals $38,383. He ran the mile and a sixteenth in 1:44 and paid $14.50, $6.40 and $4.70.

Eurasia paid $3.30 and $2.80. Level Flight was $3.40 to show. It was the second winner of the day for Baeza, who also won with Keep Ideals ($26.70) in the first, Scandalmonger, paying $25.70, was the second half of a $807 daily double on Tropical's $3 pari-mutuel tickets. Scandalmonger won after Athenian 2nd was disqualified. as Baeza sat still, refusing to get rattled.

Eurasia was fourth and Level Flight fifth. I'm Willing went to the lead at the quarter pole and turned for home two in front. Pointer was second with Humane Leader third. Eurasia and Level Plight both started big moves on the final turn, with Level Flight on the extreme outside. I'm Willing tired slightly with 70 yards to go and Humane Leader responded to Baeza's hand ride and went to the front.

Eurasia and Level Flight both finished with a rush but Baeza got home by half a length. EURASIA, the 8-5 favorite, saved second money by a nose, Cincinnati's bid for Its 28th con Saturday and left for home limp secutive victory, 52-51, last Mon ing. day, leads the field to the 26th Although Bill Johnson, 6-1 annual event. The Shockers have first time last year. Florida takes on defending champion Navy In the 7:30 pjn.

(EST) opener Thursday and Vandy plays VPI in the second game. This is the 11th year for the Gator Bowl basketball and it l)as been dominated through the years by Florida and Georgia. Florida won it in the first two years, 1951-52, and again in 1957. Georgia was a winner In '53, '56 and '59. an 8-1 record, with its lone loss to senior, has been seeing some action as a reserve, the loss of top ranked nationally Ohio State.

Bland would be a tough break for However, Seattle brings the best record into the four-day tournament. Seattle boasts a 5-0 mark. Utah State, which won the tournament two years aeo. has an Vandy chance In the tournament. Bland and his junior run-ningmate, John Russell, give the 8-1 record.

The Utaes. led bv GOING TO the far turn, Pointer was still in front but I'm Willing moved up fast on the outside and drew alongside at the three-eighths pole. Humane Leader dropped hack to third Cornell Green, who took the tournament's scoring title last year with a 20.5 point average, won eight straight before losing EflG)(Q)UflEMK8 a 74-72 thriller Saturday nieht to FULL TREAD FOR ALL CARS potent Southern California. BOWLING GREEN cornea to AMERICAN COMPACTS FULL SIZE FOREIGNS SPORTS town with a 5-1 record, Houston Frank Baker Much Better has a 7-2 mark, Texas stands at 4-2 and host Oklahoma Citv iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiioniiiiiif IP fffft US amiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiii Lnlversity is just' over the .500 mark at 4-3. The only team on the short side of the ledger is Texas Christian, which has won only EASTON.

Md. UP) Frank (Home Run) Baker was In much on while losing five. better condition yesterday at Eas- ron Memor al Hospital, where ne is being treated for an undetermined illness. PEMN-CRAFT SYSTEM RETREADS Collectively, the all-college teams have posted a 42-15 record this season. First round play will cover two nights of the program, with two games each night.

Texas Christian and Houston Baker's doctor, who asked not to be identified, said: "Mr. Baker Is much better today. However, he is still on the serious list. The blood pressure is open the tournament, tojjjght, fol eood. the oulse is srood.

lowed by Oklahoma City and Utah State. SEATTLE meets Bowling Green Baker, 75, played third base for the Philadelphia Athletics and No Better Quality! Lowest Prices! in the first came tomorrow night New York Yankees. He led the American League in home runs and Wichita takes on Texas for four consecutive years and won in the nightcap. in 1960 who had quit after last season One of Lemm's first moves was to install Blanda as his quarterback Then the Oilers did an about-face They won nine straight games which Qualified them to get a crack at San Diego, which became their 10th victim in a row. During the regular season Blanda threw 36 touchdown passes, kicked 16 field goals including three of 53 yards or longer, and 64 of 65 points-after-touchdowns.

In the playoff Sunday, George connected on 18 of 40 passes, kicked a 46-yard field goal, an extra point, and he skillfully guided the Oilers on their 80-yard touchdown tour. AS A WILDCAT under Bear Bryant in 1946-47-48, Blanda didn't make even the third all-conference team Chief reason was that Charlie Trippi, Charley Conerly, Harry Gilmer, John Rauch, Farley Salmon and Harper Davis were in the league at the time In George's senior year he led the conference with 10 touchdown passes and completed 67 of 128. Blanda Praise Real Surprise It was surprising to hear Wally Lemm praising Blanda after Cannon scored five touchdowns as the Oilers murdered the Titans in New York two weeks ago Billy did everything right that cold, dreary afternoon, setting two league records. there's a better quarterback in football than Blanda I want to see him," Lemm said, "Blanda's smart and a great passer. He is the heart of our team, a superlative leader and a competitor who makes football fun and still keeps the respect of all of us." Lemm, like Blanda, believes a team must be run by one quarterback in order to get the maximum every game George also feels that a pro quarterback doesn't have any business running with the ball, except on rare occasions.

Each Helps the Other Cannon has been a tremendous asset to Blanda and George has been just as valuable to Billy, according to Houston observers. "Blanda and Cannon help one another," says Jim Scott, the Oilers' drumbeater. "Cannon looks up to Blanda and George lets Billy know that he thinks he can deliver: Cannon is twice the blocker he was a year ago. He kills himself on plays and he was the league's best rusher." Cannon almost destroyed Ernie Ladd, San Diego's 6-9, 312 pound tackle, with a vicious block late in the game Sunday Ladd had to be helped from the field and he never returned, Coach Key to Oiler Comeback Houston's comeback is one of the best stones of 1961 The Oilers attribute it to their coach. "Lemm made this team believe in itself," Blanda told George Van of the Detroit News.

"There was no hip-hip-hurray stuff, but Wally made us enjoy what we were doing. Playing football is a job, but anyone does a better job when he's happy in his work. They gave a little extra in every game. This makes the Oilers the best team I have ever played with." Paradoxically, Blanda says: "There might be days when we could beat some of the weaker NFL clubs, but I won't kid myself. I've been on both sides.

We'd be in real trouble with good teams like the Packers, Giants, Eagles and Lions." Regardless of the strength of the Oilers, Blanda has been a key figure in giving them two championships in a row For an old man he's 34 who had retired, who could ask for more? his nickname of "Home Run" by Consolation round games will be Expert Workmanship Highest Quality Materials I knocking game-winning homers in played Thursday and Friday after the 1911 World Series. noons. He was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame In 19.15. He lives at nearbv Tranne. Md.

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A CROWD of 29,558 saw the Zcman admitted that he moved Completely Reline Your Brakes Labor Included Mm Amiriitn Can Into closer quarters when he saw his head coach, Sid Gillman charging across the field towards game In Balboa stadium ami many of them yesterday were still trying to piece together the weird scene that took place Immediately after the final gun sounded. 5.90x13 6.00x13 6.40x13 6.50x13 6.70x13 5.00x14 5.20x14 5.60x14 5.90x14 6.40x14 7.50x14 8.00x14 1.50x14 9.00x14 9.50x14 1.35x310 1.45x380 4.00x15 4.25x15 5.0 15 5.00x15 5.50x15 5.80x15 5.90x15 6.00x15 6.40x15 6.70x15 7.00x15 7.10x15 7.60x15 1.00x15 8.20x15 6.00x16 6.50x16 7.00x16 the officials. Gillman was obviously enraged. His team had been penalized 10 times seven In the last half for The only certain fact was that game official, field judge John a total of 106 yards. The coach Morrow, was suddenly knocked down as the players, coaches and said the officiating was the worst he had seen all season.

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