The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah • 18

i fornia 13 71 RMC Court Race to Open Next Friday tYictory Brought ToSouth Eleven By Razzle-Dazzle SALT LAKE CITY UTAH' SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER 27 1936 Great Array of Football Stars Invade Pacififc Coast ir- Western State ClasKes With Wyoming Cagers at Laramie Jan 12 -v Owens Beats Horse at Pro Debut in Cuba Loss of Bear Outfit Comes as Distinct Surprise Winning Team Scores- Early in Third Period and Near End of Battle Denver Mines Play Olympic Champion Gets Handicap of 40 Yards Timed in 99 Seconds Indians Whip Highest Ranking Squads in Eastern Court Loop i By KENNETH GREGORY ATLANTA Dec 26 Georgia Tech and its razzle-dazzle football beat Golden Bears 13 to 7 Saturday in a spec- tacular display of gridiron tricks A holiday crowd of more than '15000 saw the post-season clash on Grant field a battle that began Heavy Rains Hamper Star Grid Elevens Backfield Combinations Lined Up Steve Toth Expected to Compete 'N' S4 KT (X AX v- alowly and ended- In a series of flashy maneuvers with the Bears threatening until the final whistle Georgia triumph over a California team already established as potential champion of the Pacific coast In 1937 was a distinct surprise to southern fans Razzle-Dazzle Works The old razzle-dazzle paved the way for Georgia touchdowns after the i Engineers fumbled and played listlessly to give California scoring opportunities in te scoreless first half Georgia Tech victor over the Bears in the Rose Bowl classic of 1929 and loser In a couple of later contests crossed the blue-shirted goal line early In the third period and near the end of the closing quarter Trailing 13 to 0 with only four 1 minutes to play the Bears staged a belated rally with Vlo Bottari star sophomore halfback tossing lightening passes heaves In 1 eluding one to Perry Thomas that netted 21 yards carried to two and the Californian cut through tackle for a touchdown California had to kickoff There were less than two minutes to play Quarterback John Meek called a on-side kick and If worked It was 'the Bear's ball on 11 Bottari passed to Thomas and the lanky nd wsi stopped on the 13 Bottari tried three passes and a line buck but Tech took the ball on its own 18 the game ended In the third -period Georgia Tech generated enough power to invade California territory for the first time but the Yellow Jackets were nt a By LAWRENCE HAAS HAVANA Dec 26 (UP)-Jesse Owens negro' Olympic champion from Cleveland inaugurated hi professional career' Saturday by beating a horse in a handicap race at Tropical park The horse a chestnut gelding named Julio Macaw gave the quadruple Olympic winner a 40-yard handicap and reduced the margin to 20 yards as Owens flashed over the finish of his 100-yard stretch Jesse's time was :099 relatively slow for him but good considering the condition ofthe track after 48 hours of showers A crowd of 3000 saw Owens pick tip as a professional where he left off as an amateur before 100000 including Fuehrer Hitler In the Berlin Olympio stadium Jockey Contino got his mount off to a perfect start as the gun sent man and beast away Owens too made one of his traditional bursts of speed despite the lowness of the cinder surface For moment It seemed that Owens might hold to all or most of his imposing margin But as soon as Jockey Contino wearing gold and purple silks hit the straightaway he swerved onto the edge of the grass infield and with every loping stride cut down on the space separating him from the man ahead 'By the time Owens had passed the halfway mark there was no doubt as to the outcome but Jesse never looked back until after he had thrown his arms aloft breaking: the yarn a winner There was some dispute as to the time One of the dockers showed :097 but he was overruled by the others who caught Owens at :099 satisfied" Jesse told the United Press the length of time I have been out of competition and considering the condition of the track I kick be willing to run again against a horse on more even terms provided they choose too fast an animal Anyway It sure felt good to get out on the cinders once more" The crowd was aolidly for Owens He captured their sympathy by his modest demeanor and his simple smile and hand wave when he came out for the race despite the ovation given him The race was" the first big feature of the Cuban sports week and promoters immediately endeavored to have Owens agree to run some exhibition races against Cuban sprinters was also asked to give a broad jump exhibition What Jesse received for his race was not disclosed Jesse referred questioners to the promoters who would say no more than that he "Is here on a percentage basis" By LOUDON KELLY DENVER Dec 26 GP-With the coming of-the new' year Rocky Mountain conference championship chases begin in basketball on of the most unpredictable of all sports Wyoming aa current owner of the eastern division title most of the experts predict the Cowboys keep this season gets the honor prying open the 1937 campaign meeting Weetern State at Laramie New night and Saturday Colorado Mines will play Denver university here next Saturday night in the only other game of the opening week By the following weekend all eight eastern circuit teams will answer the tipoff whistle Western division play however will not start until January 15 when Utah State divisional and conference champion the last two seasons encounters Brigham Young at Provo and Utah university clashes with Montana State at Bozeman Most of the coaches and others with a finger on the basketball pulse in the high country share the opinion Denver and Colorado will scrap it out for the eastern division championship If either wins it It will be Its first cage title in years and years Take Beatings From their play in exhibition doubleheaders this week Colorado looks somewhat luperiorto the Dr Vt' Pioneers Both were beaten by Missouri and Utah but Denver was the team that took decisive trimmings Colorado bowed to Missouri only after an overtime struggle and lost to the Utes by only two points However exhibition games are unreliable gauges particularly -in this conference where it has been demonstrated a team can whip a foe by 12 to 15 points and then lose to the same team the next night by as wide a margin When the title race starts and the games count Denver followers will bank on an experienced team to pull the Pioneers through such veterans as Jim Babcock conference scoring champion last season A1 Pirnat Ronnie Young and Ray Johnson If Colorado is to make the long leap from sixth place its 1936 niche to the top sophomores will have to furnish the spring Jim Schwartz a cool marksman and Don Sidwell tireless ball terrier look the best of the sophomores who followed Coach Frosty Cox from Kansas Of the veterans By- ron White guard and Everett Ches-ney forward seem the only sure starters Since Coach Dutch Witte took hold In 1931 Wyoming has won five eastern division and two conference titles but this doesn't figure to be the year- Replacements In sight for valuable players lost especially Lew Young tallest regular center In the division Cromer Back Greeley State like Wyoming has question mark curled around it SAN FRANCISCO Dec 28 Heavy rain bogged down practice Saturday of eastern and western football luminaries preparing for annual East-West charity game here New day The Inclement weather however held the eastern boys indoois only in the morning Under the leadership of Coaches Andy Kerr and Dick Hanley they charged out later in the day for a snappy signal drill Just "Liquid Sunshine" Kerr Colgate mentor referred to the rain as "liquid sunshine some' thing our boys are used The outdoor session was called to iron out mistakes In timing and blocking which cropped out during scrimmage 1 Steve JTpth Northwestern halfback and outstanding punter on the squad was reported recovering speedily from an ankle injury suffered yesterday While unable to practice for a few more days he will be in shape for the game it was said Western players training at Palo Alto sat in on a blackboard talk while Coaches Percy Locey and Orin Hollingbery watched for a break in the skies Two Backflelds -The West's backfield combinations have begun to take shape as follows: quarterback Jack Frye Missouri left half Kent Ryan Utah State right half Maurice Elder Kansas State fullback Ray Peterson San Francisco Quarterback Roger Dougherty Washington State left half Ed Goddard Washington State right half Lloyd Cardyell Nebraska fullback Sam Francis Nebraska! Elder also Is being groomed to fill in at end in place of Floyd Terry of Washington State out with a broken arm The coaching staff pointed out the baqkgteld combinations were of tentative nature with changes possible before the week is out 1 stopped at the Bear 15 by husky line Wins First I Fletcher Sima Tech quarter who played the entire game gave the Jackets their first "break" when he punted out of bounds on Callfor- three Thomae booted back and it was ball on the Bear 25 On the second play a forward from Sims to Big Bill Jordan and laterals to Harry Appleby and "Dutch Konemann placed the ball en the three Three thrusts at the line netted two yards and on fourth down Konemann sprinted swiftly around left end to outrun Bottari and cross the Bear goal Sims place' kicked the extra point a Razzle-dazzle in the fourth period set the stage for second score Sims completed a forward lateral to Jordan and Guard Allen Wilcox that netted 23 yards to California's 30 Line plays carried to the 15 but the Jackets were penalized 15 yards Pass Gains 18 Yards Sima passed to Konemann for 18 yards Appleby got eight at the line and then Sims tossed a flat pass to Konemann who was knocked out of bounds on the Bears' three Appleby the line for one and Sims crashed through left tackle for the plaeekick was The lineup and summary: CALIFORNIA GEORGIA TECH P-ark 1 Jones McAteer It Preston SJ-Mins Ir Fltsslmons IITWIR ChlvIiiRton Stockton Nikon 4 Nordstrom rt Cochins Jordan Rumors Pick Clark as Coacli Mangin Rated For Michigan High for East V'frlilf'nFhOii Hi liagwjrfii I rill Every regular and top reservist of last team Is gone but the Bears have Elmo Cromer quard who paced them to the 1935 eastern title and a 6-foot-4-inch center Estil Robertson Colorado college Colorado State and Colorado Mines are three more outfits which expect to lean heavily on sophomore talent Graduation and Ineligibility -coat (Continued on Following Pag) zouski Adams Glassford Matisi and Daddio backfield (left to right) Stebbins Stapulis Chickcrnco and Goldbefg Below are four of the East backfield aces who will oppose the heavier western eleven: Parker Duke Sandbach Princeton Kurlish Pennsylvania Murray Pennsylvania This is the annual charity contest fandom will be concentrated at the Pasadena Rose Bowl and at Kezar stadium San Francisco for two colorful intersectional combats on New day Top photo shows the probable starting lineup of the Pittsburgh Panthers who meet Washington in the Pasadena affair: The line (left to right) Hoffman Daniell Le- SlMeek qh Him Pollack lh Konemann Y'hapmsn Appleby fb Collins esAnderson Boors by Periods California 0 7 ajGorci Tcb 0 0 7 California Boorlnr: Touchdowns Bot- i lari Point from try after aisiins placement try GeorRi Tech corlnR: Touchdowns Tigers Name Goodyear Five To Invade A 81m Point from try after 6lma placeklck Ebert Catholic referee ftftholar Preibytertan timptre Colllna Van-derbllt head linaaman fltrelt Auburn tleld Judge It 11 1 ANN ARBOR Mich Dec 26 UPt Fielding Up" Yost University of Michigan athletic director jserved notice Saturday there may be changes in the Wolverine coaching staff He denied however that the athletic board already had decided to replace Harry Kipke head football coach whose 1936 team won only one of eight games Included among the dozen or more men mentioned for' the job were Earl (Dutch) Clark captain of the Detroit Lions professional football team Ivan Williamson former Michigan end and Wally Weber present assistant football coach Yost said the athletic board of control was reviewing the athletic record of the university but that no one member had recommended any changes Clark considered the greatest backfield star In the professional football league Is a former Colorado college quarterback His present coach "Potsy" Clark has called him one of the greatest stars of the gridiron Rose Bowl Game to Be Battle of Big ''Lines Manero Rates Cooper NEW YORK Dec 26 Gregory Mangin veteran national Indoor champion Saturday was selected by the ranking committee of the Eastern Lawn Tennis association as the number one player of this section in 1936 Gilbert Hall the South Orange Jj veteran was graded a notch below Mangin while the others completing the eastern "first are Leonard Hartman Frank Bowden Norcross Tilney Ellsworth Davenport III Gerard Pbd-esta Melvin Lapman Donald Hawley and George Seewagen Helen Pedersen of Stamford Conn runner-up to Mme Sylvia Henrotln of Franoe in the Eastern Grass Court finals was placed at the head of the women's list followed by Mrs Dorothy Andrus Carolin Roberts Norma Taubele Edith Moore Florence Le Boutlllier Mrs Penelope Anderson McBride Lillian Hester Millicent Hirsh and Grace Surber Joseph Fishback of New York number one player of 1935 was ranked first among the juniors Best Athlqte 'i Given 51 In Tech Victory ft By ROBERT MYERS PASADENA' Calif Dec 26 tAP) University of football team may or may not be developing a passing attack but it is no secret that their opponents in the edming New day Rose Bowl duel the Huskies of Washington have an overhead game that is apt to spell danger or The Huskies could hardly qualify' PRINCETON Dec 26 For the second year In succession Ken Sandbach of Jersey City ranks as the outstanding athlete at Princeton university As in 1935 he won letters in three major sports football basebalhand basketball during 1936 and was a star performer in each Varsity quarterback with the Tiger eleven he now la with the all-east squad i Dec 26 Statistics the Californla-Georgla Tech foot-jball game: Call- Ga fornia Tech The Goodyear service squad one of Salt leading independent court squads left Saturday morning for Los Angeles to play the Universal Pictures squad which won the Olympic honors last year Included on the Goodyear traveling roster were: Ralph Crowton Shferm Clark Bill Plndleton Royal Jensen Paul Callis Harvey Rynear-son and Tom Steele Coach Cecil Baker and Manager MTRuch completed the party The Goodyear quint will play Universal Pictures at the new Pan-Pacific auditorium Sunday and will remain in Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl game playing Dixie junior college January 2-on the-way home Sid Kramer regular guard on the team was left home when he suf fered a knee Injury In the recent game With the Negro Ghosts I 10 93 CORAL GABLES Fla Dec 26 The toughest man to beat when the golf going Is roughest is Harry Cooper of Chicago according to Tony Manero reigning national open champion who picked -an all-American golf team for 1936 Saturday Manero said he was leading off with Cooper because his deadly Iron play consistently made him the man to beat throughout the year Manero rated him above Denny Shute Of Coral Gables A title holder whom he placed at No 2 No 3 Ralph Guldahl St Louis No 4 Henry Picard Hershey No 5 Horton Smith of Oak Park 111 No 6 Gene Sarazen Brookfield Center Conn No 7 Ky Laffoon Orlando Fla No 8 Jimmy Hines Garden City I No 9 Byron Nelson Ridgewood and Not 10 Paul Runyan of White Plains Stan Murpliy 17 6 Gix 9 Von Elm Visits Here Champ to Enter LA Open against University of Southern Call fornia' a 13-yard throw leading to the first touchdown and the second brought a score and a 12 to trt umph over Troy US A was bumfuzzled by sudden shots and crumpled before the running-passing game of the Byron Haines' Jimmy Cain combination 14 to Haines Is a Southpaw passer Cain is a better passer but Fritz Wasko-wits is the best passer of them all He may prove a surprise to Dr Sutherland's Panthers Visiting Here c5 as a great passing outfit butjthey were able to strike through the air several times this fall when the going was tough on the ground and emerge with touchdowns and viC' tory -Against Minnesota a power team like Pitt and against Stanford Coach Jimmy Phelan's Huskies bogged down in so far as winning although they did roll up 98 yards on four of the 15 passes tried in the opener with the mighty Gophers Minnesota won 14 to 7 and Tiny Thornhill's rampaging Stanfords tied the Huskies 14-14 So much for the bleak side of the 1936 record Nothing worked for a and First Downs 'Yards gained rushing Forward passes ft attempted Forward passes ft completed 9 Forward passes ti Intercepted by 0 (Yards jy forward passing i( lateral passes attempted Lateral passes 1 completed (Yards by lateral pftJBSfS eeeeit (Punting average si (from scrimmage) (xTotal yards kicks ir returned fumbles recovered Yard lost by penalty punt and klcko If Bowl1 Came Booked for Sunday week before going Into the Los Angeles open championship meet which Is scheduled for January 8 9 10 and 11 Von Elm reports that he would like to get his game back at its peak and take another crack at the national title If he Is able to continue Intensive practice the former Utah ace may enter the open next summer Right-now however his plans are indefinite Gix will leave Monday for Los Angeles to continue his golf campaigning He plans to take George (Gix) Von Elm former national amateur golf champion and greatest ahotmaker ever produced In Utah la back home for a ahort visit after plucking off first honors in the Southern California open tournament at Glendale Von Elm who has not played very much golf for the past three years put in some arduous practice before the Glendale tournament and turned in four rounds of 69-68-70-72 for a 279 won the tournament and the $400 first prize -r However Gix is not yet satisfied with his game He intends to put soma more heavy practice this Pilcher to Retire Stan Murphy graduate athletic manager at the University of Utah before Theron Parmelee took over the reins is a visitor In Balt Lake City Stan cam home to spend the holidays with his mother Mts Murphy and friends Stan left the university to take a position with Senator Elbert Thomas in Washington Last spring he accepted a private business post in Los-Angcles where he is now working with Art Rolapp a former schoolmate of at the University of Utah Murphy will return to the coast Sunday a Washington completed 34 out of 87 forward passes this fall for 379 yards The Huskies completed 18 out of 19 laterals for 102 yards Against this Pitt -connected with 22 out of 80 passes tried for 404 yards using most of these tries against West Virginia university Duquesne and Penn State Biggest yardage was gained via the air In the 19 to 6 win over Nebraska when I the Panthers completed five out of SALINAS Cal Dec 26 VPl One of the many "bowl championships" on the 1936-37 football calendar will be settled here Sunday The Brooklyn Dodger of the National Professional league will meet the Sa-linas Iceberg eleven for whlcijf was the margin of victory Washington in those games Margin of Victory In the Oregon game Washington used only two passes Made crucial point one was good paved the way for a touchdown PEORIA 111 Dec 26 IA)-Hal Smith former National leqgue pitcher and a member of the Kansas City Blues of the American association for the past two- seasons has decided to retire baseball to part In all the winter tournaments I devote all his time to business ha on tht coast Mid Saturdajr the title 1 The Huskies struck yia the alraeven passes for 71 yards.