The Evening Independent from Massillon, Ohio • Page 15

Playoff Opponents Dominate AP All-Pro Team Even though Ohio's three-day deer season for gunners last week apparently was not too' successful on a basis of total kill throughout the 40-county area opened to hunters, reports we managed to pick up this week indicated that hunters from this immediate vicinity did all right. We heard about nimrods from this city and area who got their deer and undoubtedly there were several other hunters from these parts who bagged deer about whom we didn't hear. In general the kill throughout the- open area was considerably below what state wildlife officials anticipated and wanted with early reports indicating that it would amount to approximately 2,500 deer, far upder pro-season estimates of between 3,000 and 3.500. Apparently our prediction of last week, based on a rush to buy deer licenses in Stark county, that considerably more hunters than anticipated would get out was wrong as available-figures that the total was around 25,000, about 5,000 under an estimate of wildlife officials. IF THE ESTIMATE of wildlife of 50 he received Wednesday after- officials as to the total number hunters is anywhere near correct, as fast as he could write then Stark county furnished more thcm Wcdncsday afternoon and than its share of hunters, even if three hunters were on hand to only 40 counties in which hunting th others wh(jn ho openod was permitted are considered.

up Thursday mornin g. We don't know how many deer I At the clerk's office a supply licenses were sold in this county 400 was completely exhausted but we figure that it must have before the season opened Bevo Has The Laugh On Critics been at least 700. A total of 500 were sold at Pat's sport shop here and at the clerk of court's office in the court house at Canton and licenses also were on sale at sport shops in Canton and Alliance. As we mentioned last week, Ray Bevan got rid of his original 50 licenses early and another book Unable to buy licenses here or at Canton, some hunters began traveling over this section of the state and a few managed to find licenses at Millersburg and Wooster. We talked to one hunter who planned to buy a license but who gave up when he couldn't find one here or at Canton.

ONE OF THE LARGEST deer shot by a hunter from this area and maybe the biggest of all was a buck bagged by Gordon Meinhart. Here is a picture of the deer: That's Meinhart on the left and his hunting partner, on the right The deer was shot by Meinhart southeast of Loudon- vilTe in Holmes county last Friday. Meinhart figured that the deer had 12 points but several friends Insisted that it had 14 points. The animal weighed 200 pounds after being hog dressed. Meinhart shot the deer while he and Banner were spending three Says in a cabin along the Mohican river.

The two men got out Thursday and saw seVeral deer but weren't able to get close enough to shoot at them. After he bagged his big buck Meinhart saw another buck and two does a short distance from the cabin. Unfortunately Banner wasn't around at the time and he had to return home without a deer after making a final attempt to find one on Saturday. Mike Zclei's ability with a bow and arrow paid off as he bagged a doe weighing about 100 pounds on Ray Silvis' tree farm in Carroll county about 10 a. m.

on the opening day of the season. The animal was only about 20 yards away when he shot and his arrow did not fatally wound it. He and his hunting partner, Bill Fisher, trailed the deer for about an hour before it finally went down for good just as a hunter with a gun was about to shoot it. 1 Earlier Mike shot at a running deer and missed. He saw three others before the one he bagged popped up a short distance from him.

Fisher missed on a shot at a buck. The deer was the third shot by Zelei with a bow and arrow. He got two in Michigan in past years. Other bow and arrow hunters of this area have a week more in which to hunt deer as the open season for archers continues through Jan. 1.

Undoubtedly many archery enthusiasts will get cut during the week. JAMES HECKATHORN went down to Holmes county and bagged a six-point buck that weighed about 140 pounds after being hog dressed. He got out Thursday. A deer rivaling in size the shot by Heckathorn was bagged by George Wolfe who hunted a lew miles below Zoar, Thursday. He was in the -woods for just a little more than an hour on the opening day when he sighted and brought down with one shot a buck that weighed 225 pounds before it was dressed.

It wasn't possible to determine the total number of points on the rack of the deer as part of 'the rack had been broken off, either in a fight or' in some mishap. Wolfe hunted with his brother- in-law, G. H. Corn, who didn't get a deer Bill Berry was the only member of a party of seven hunters who got his deer when the group hunted in lower Tuscarawas county on the opening day but the other six returned to the same area on Saturday -and two more bagged deer. Bill's deer was an eight-point buck that weighed about 150 pounds.

The successful nimrods on Saturday were Ike Slephcnson who shot, a nine-point buck weigh- ing around 160 pounds and Bob Earl who got a doe that tipped the scales at around 110 pounds. Other members of the group were Whitey Windle, Johnny Matako, Jim Bowman and Larry Reichel. A couple of them got shots at deer but missed. The party saw about 10 deer on the two days James Stoll and John Cusma, of Clinton, hunted on the "wrong side of the road" when they and three other hunters went down to Ashtabula county but they got deer while the other three were skunked. Just about 20 minutes after the season opened three deer ran out in front of Stoll and Cusma and only kept going after, they shot.

Stoll's deer was a doc that, hog dressed at 148 pounds while Cusma got a spike buck that dressed out at 126 pounds A nine-point buck weighing 165 pounds was shot by Gerald Klick, of RD 4, Massillon, who hunted in Tuscarawas county on the opening day Floyd Greene and his partner did their hunting below the Beach City dam and each got a doe weighing around 110 pounds Francis Thornberry and Ernest SPORTSMEN'S Page 17) By RIP WATSON NEW YORK, (AP) Clar-, ence Francis, the high- 1 scoring phenom whose amazing point totals were from the record books lastj spring, had the last laugh-on I his critics today. -j The big boy from little Rioi Grande (Ohio) college averaged! 150.1 points per game last year, i (but the coaches' association voted! i to throw he records out because the pour quality of the oppo- jsition. "He couldn't score like that against a good team," his critics 1 scoffed. "Rio Grande will never' I beat anybody that amounts to anything." BEVO KEPT pumping the points in as Rio Grande made an eastern swing this year, but he and his mates hadn't scored a major victory until big Bevo took matters into his own hands last night and fired' the winning basket in the final seconds for a 67-65 victory over Wake Forest. Grabbing the ball at the foul circle, Bevo cut loose with his specialty, a whirling jump shot, and Rio Grande had a victory over the conquerors of mighty North Carolina State and- the national AAU champion Peoria Caterpillars.

Bevo made 32 points in all, outscoring the talented Dickie Hemric of Wake Forest, who got 24 in a losing cause. Little Wayne Wiseman shared the starring role with Francis, twice stealing the ball for baskets in the final 29 seconds. North Carolina State, No. 9 in the Associated Press poll, came from behind to whip the Peoria AAU team 63-60, making it two defeats in two nights for the Caterpillars against college opposition. Oklahoma No.

5 in the poll, also had a tough game before turning back Southern California 52-49, while eighth-ranked Minnesota'set a school record with a 91-73 beating of Marquette. Bradley surprised Notre Dame by getting out in front and staying there almost all the way for a 7472 victory despite a desperate Irish rally. Toledo, which gave third-ranked Duquesne a scare last Saturday, also made it tough for Dayton last night, grabbing a 20-17 first quarter lead. With 6-11 Bob Uhl leading the way, Dayton went on an 11- point spree and the flyers went on to win 75-64. Uhl, a sophomore, made 22 in all.

In other games, Texas Christian Howard Payne 96 48, Creighton topped Denver 65-60 and New Mexico Western won the New Mexico conference tournament with a 5349 victory over Arizona State of Flagstaff. Longfellow Beaten 40-39 Canton Central Catholic nipped Longfellow 40-39 in a hair-raising thriller at Longfellow Tuesday afternoon and while the Poets didn't shoot enough again, they lost the game at the foul line. Coach Dick Piskoty's team only took 38 shots for the whole game, but connected on 12 of them for 31 per cent. But in the final analysis, Central, hitting on a phenomenal 20 of 24 foul shots, won the game right there at that line. THE POETS HIT a total of 15 foul tosses out of 35 in a typical, rough and tumble Longfellow- Central game.

Each team lost several players through fouls with Jerry Schofer, Chuck Reiter and Terry Swartz leaving for Longfellow and Meister and Menegay for Central. Jack Hoagland was the boy who broke the Poets' back. He scored 22 points on seven baskets and eight fouls for the afternoon. Swartz paced Longfellow with 10 points. Longfellow led with 30 seconds to play 28-26.

Hoagland tied the score with a basket and Central added another. The Poets had a chance to tie it up again with five seconds to play, but missed the first of two foul shots. It was the second loss for Longfellow and evens Central's record at one and one. The Poets will not see action again until Jan. 7 at Edmund Jones for a 7 p.m.

varsity game. LONGFELLOW Anthony 2-1-5; Reiter 1-3-4; Larson 1-3-5; Swartz 3-4-10; Provost 0-0-0; Schofer 2-1-5; GeU 1-3-5; Burnell 1-0-J: Paul 1-1-3. Totsls: 12-15-39. CENTRAL FHOSH HoaffJand 7-8-22? Meister 1-1-3; Johnson 1-2-4; Msnegay 0-5-5: DeBock 0-1-1; Gcir 0-1-1; Currcnce 1-2-4. Totals; 1020-40.

Cential Frosh 10 20 27 40 Lc-ngfellow 11 14 26 38 Timken Wins Fifth By 33 Point Edge Timken Trojans romped to their fifth straight victory at Memorial Fieldhouse Wednesday night by trouncing Cleveland Glenville, 83-50. Trojans' it3 points were the top total at the fieldhouse this season. Timken managed a 15-9 first- quarter lead and increased it to 38-21 in the second canto. The Trojans led, 53-30, going into the 'inal quarter in which they erupted for 30 points. i Six Browns, Five Lions Named To Stellar Squad Selected By 48 Writers By FRANK ECK AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor NEW YORK, (AP) The Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions, rivals in Sunday's nationally televised National Football league championship playoff, dominate The Associated Press All-Pro team announced today.

The Browns, Eastern conference champions with an 11-1 record, placed six players on the two-platoon All-Pro. The defending champion Lions, with a 10-2 record in the -Western, conference, gained five spots on the mythical squad. Browns chosen for the offensive eleven by 48 member paper sports writers.and AP staffers who covered games in the 11 pro football cities were Quarterback Otto Graham, Center Frank Gatski and Lou (The Toe) Groza. The L'ions also had three of their stars selected for the attacking team Doak Walker and Guards Lou' Creekmur and Dick Stanfel. The San Francisco 49ers placed two backs Joe Perry and Halfback Hugh pn the offensive team.

The three remaining attacking posts went to End Pete Pihos of the Philadelphia Eagles, End Elroy (Crazy Legs) Hirsch of the Los Angeles Rams and Tackle George Connor of the Chicago Bears. CONNOR, a 1946 All-America tackle at Notre Dame, was the only player selected from the two- team city of Chicago. The defensive unit includes three Bill Willis, End Ford and Halfback Tommy two Guard Les Bingaman and Safety Jack Christiansen. Other defensive players voted to the team include: Tackles Arnie Weinmeister of the New York Giants and Leo Nomellini of the 49ers; End.Andy Robustelli and Linebacker Don Paul of the Bams; Linebacker Charley (Chuck) Bednarik of the Philadelphia Eagles and Halfback Tom Keane of the Baltimore Colts. Twelve of the 22 players are repeaters from the 1952 squad.

They are Connor, Pihos, Creekmur, Gatski, Ford, Weinmeister, Willis, Bednarik and Christiansen. Pihos made the 1952 team as a defensive end, while last year Nomellini was chosen an offensive tackle and Creekmur an offensive guard. Weinmeister, a 235-pound 6-4 tackle who plans to retire following the Jan. 17 All-Star Pro Bowl game in Los Angeles, made the All-Pro team for the fifth straight year. He first made the team in 1949 as a 60-minute player with the New York Yankees in the defunct All-America Conference.

GRAHAM, who missed by one vote of being named unanimously for the field general spot, also was named for the fifth year. Graham first made the team in 1947 aird repeated the next two years when the AP team included NFL and AAC players. He lost the post in 1950 to Johnny Lujack, got it back in 1951, but last year lost out to Bobby Layne of the Lions. Connor and Bednarik have been selected All-Pro four straight seasons. Bednarik was an All-America center at Pennsylvania.

Six of the players on the 1953 team have been named All-Pros three times. They are Pihos, Creekmur, Walker, Ford, Willis and Nomellini. Newcomers to the team are Stanfel, Perry, Robustelli, Paul, Thompson and Keane. The Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals failed to gain places on the squad. However, each team showed some strength in the poll.

Green Bay's John Martinkovic drew strong voting support in Milwaukee and Chicago but the Packers' great defensive end ranked behind Ford and Robustelli in the national poll. Clayton Tonnemak- er, 1949 All-America center at Minnesota, was backed solidly by the Milwaukee writers and drew votes Figures Show Carrasquel League's Best NEW YORK (AP) If to judge by averages alone, Chico Carrasquel of the Chicago White' Sox is a better fielder than the' Yankees' Phil Rizzuto, Cleveland's George Strickland and the American league shortstops. Official averages released yes-j terday by the league's service reau, showed that Carrasquel was I tops at his position with a .9761 mark. Strickland was second at .974, followed by Harvey Kuenn of Detroit with Ruzzuto fielded .963. THE 25-YEAR-OLD- Venezuelan committed 18 errors in 758 chances as the Chisox captured a major portion'of the club and individual honors.

Catcher Sherman Lollar (.994) and outfielder Sam Mele also represented Chicago on the circuit's top defensive team, although Mele shared his laurels with Woodling, Yankee left fielder. Each committed only one miscue for .996. Other fielding leaders were: first Glynn, Cleveland, second Avila, Cleveland, third base George Kell, Boston, .972 and pitcher- Bob Porterfield, Washington, 1.000 (66 chances). Chicago was the club leader, fielding .980 collectively to .979 apiece for New York, Cleveland and Washington. AnnotuieeSwitches In 4 Schedule The holiday season has brought some changes in the and swimming schedule at the Y.M.C.A., physical director Robert E.

Wherry announced Thursday. There will be no change in the schedule Saturday, but Monday, Dec. 28, beginner's swim is set for 9:30 a.m., junior high gymnasium group at 9:30 a.m. followed by the junior high swim at 10:15 a.m. On Tuesday, Dec.

29, the Minnow club swim has been set for 9:30 a.m. and grade school swim at 10:15 a.m. The grade school gym period will be at 9:30 a.m. The following Thursday, Dec. 31, Fish club swim has been set for 9:30 a.m.

from five other cities but the big linebacker failed to match the total of Bednarik or Paul. Washington's best men in the voting were End Gene Brito and Halfback Charlie Justice. The Cardinal standout was Charlie Trippi. End Elbie Nickel and Guard Dale Pittsburgh also received fine support. OTTO GRAHAM Quarterback, Cleveland Browns AP All-Pro Football Team QB HB HB FB OFFENSE Pete Pihos George Connor Lou Creekmur Prank Gatski Dick Stanfel Lou Groza Elroy' Hirsch Otto Graham Hugh- McElhenny Doak Walker Joe Pern' DEFENSE Eagles Len Ford Browns Bears Arnie Weinmeister Giants Lions Les Bingaman Lions Browns Bill Willis Browns Lions Leo Nomellini 49ers Browns Andy Robustelli Rams Rams LB Charley Bednarik Eagles Browns' LB Don Paul Rams 49ers IIB Tommy Thompson Browns Lions HB Tom Keane Colts 49ers Jack Christiansen Lions Rose Bowl iTeamsPull Surprises PASADENA, (AP) Both Michigan State and UCLA pulled a couple of pre- Christmas surprises in their preparations for a Rose Bowl fobtbali showdown New Year's Day.

UCLA Coach Red Sanders scrimmaged his team, although he has said he wouldn't scrimmage -again before the game. MSC Coach Biggie Munn switched practice fields and reshuffled" his number one team, making four changes in his first eleven. SANDERS said the 20-minute scrimmage yesterday wasn't premeditated. "The boys asked for it," he said. "We were working put there and a couple of them said 'let's go at full So we cranked up and let go." The scrimmage was a good one, Sanders said, and no injuries're- sulted.

Sanders said the fact Michigan State has scrimmaging throughout the week had nothing to do with his decision. UCLA center Ira Pauly; sidelined for a while with cold and fever, returned to practice and went through a light Munn changed his practice location yesterday from Brdokside Park, adjacent to the Rose Bowl, to the East Los Angeles Junior College stadium. He explained he wanted to work out on a regular field with yard line markers and goal posts. The Los Angeles field also has tighter secrecy safeguards and it was presumed Munn would move his team there whenever he wanted-to'work on real confidential stuff. ENDS: Cloyce Box, Lions; Darrell Brewster, Browns; Leon Hart, Lions; Bill Howton, Packers; Dante Lavelli, Browns; Steelers; Gordon Elbie Nickel, Soltau, 49ers; HONORABLE MENTION Offense Eagles; Y.

A. Tittle, 49ers; Dan Towler, Rams; Charlie Trippi, Cards; Norman Van Brocklin, Rams. Defense ENDS: Larry Brink, Gene Brito, Redskins; John Martinkovic, Packers; Bill McPeake, Redskins; Charlie Powell, 49ers; Ed Sprinkle; Bears; Norman Willey, Eagles. TACKLES: Dave Hanmer, Packers; Mike Jarmoluk, Eagles; Paul Lipscomb, Redskins; Thurman McGraw, Lions; Vic Sears, Eagles; Ernie Stautner, Steelers; Charlie Toogood, Rams. GUARDS: Alex Agase, Colts; Dale Dodrill, Steelers; Frank Kilroy, Eagles; Walt Matuszak, Steel- ers; Art Michalik, 49ers; Stan West, Rams.

LINEBACKERS: Hardy Brown, 49ers; Chuck Drazenovich, Redskins; Clayton Tonnemaker, Pack- Don Stonesifer, Cards. TACKLES: Nick oik vac, Steelers; Gus Cifelli, Packers; Tom Dahms, Rams; Ken Snyder, Eagles; Oliver Spencer, Lions; Frank Wydo, Eagles. GUARDS: Dick Barwegan, Colts; Bruno Banducci, Abe Gibron, Browns; John Hock, Rams; Jim Martin, Lions. CENTERS: Ken Farragut, Eagles; Bill Johnson, 49ers; Bill Walsh, Steelers. BACKS: Lynn Chandnois, Steel- ers; Fred Cone, Packers; Bob Hoernschemeyer, Lions; Harry Jagade, Browns; Charlie Justice, Redskins; Bobby Layne, Lions; John Olszewski, Cards; Babe Parilli, Packers; Volney Quinlan, Rams; Ray Renfro, Browns; Bill Reynolds, Browns; Fran Rogel, Steelers; George Taliaferro, Colts; Bob ers.

HALFBACKS: Don Doll, Redskins; Frank Gifford, Giants; Don Kindt, Bears; Warren Lahr, Browns; Dick Lane, Rams; Yale Lakers Win Again, But Tivo Forfeit Only one game was played in Hi-Y league Tuesday night as the Massillon Lakers drubbed the Pelicans 65-37, but two forfeits were recorded. The Massillon Merchants took a 2-0 forfeit from the. Tiger Rookies and the Duffers won on a 2-0 forfeit from the Jr. Tiger Bums. The Lakers, yet to be defeated, trailed at the end of the first period, but broke on top in the second and were never headed.

They outscored the Pelicans 26-10 in the final period. McPherson and Zupp each with 15 paced the Lakers while Pietz- cker's 10 points were high for the Pelicans. The summary: MASSILLON LAKERS Self 5-3-13; Perkson 4-OrS; Mephewen 7-1-35; Zupp 7-1-15; Gardner Witt, 4-2-10. Totals: 29-7-65. PELICANS Hink 3-2-8; Haines 4-1-9; 3-4-10; Kemp 2-0-4; Franzen 1-4-6.

Totate: Inkers 9 Pelicans' 10 S2" 27 37 Lary, Lions; Bert Rechichar, Colts. SAFETY: Al Packers; Jim David, Lions; Ken Gorgal, Browns; Woodley Lewis, Rams; Emlen Tunnell, Giants. MASSILLON, 0., THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1953 PAGE 16 GREETINGS fM OP THE SEASON MYERS SPORT SHOP To All Our Customers! We sincerely hope the gifts you selected have been satisfactory and bring an abundance of happiness and rich fulfillment of your dearest desires! Remember, if the gift doesn't fit wasn't satisfactory, we will be glad to exchange it for you. We will be open Mon.

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