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J. Gosh no ft them Movie gals dokt Bother me 'til. CAM UAeni The Pittsburgh Press Sports Wait for Christmas Myself- so that CAM HELP THE kids run -mis After the cy (Same DARNED THING PITTSBURGH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1936 PAGE 56 PAGE 56 COMMISSIONER HALTS ZIVIC-CONN THB LUBE Exorbitant Guarantees, Another Dictator, By Mullin Difference in Weight Hold Up Granting Permit A Couple of Fellows Warn the Huskies By CHESTER L. SMITH, Sports Editor Iffl SilY i Giving Main Bout Fighters 65 Per Cent of Gate Deemed Bad for Game Thirteen-Pound Disparity Makes Action Mandatory pN ROUTE TO THE ROSE BOWL WITH PITT, Dec. 18 As we roll westward in the general direction of Pasadena, word catches up with us that the 'Unwanted Panthers" have a couple of missionaries working in their behalf on the skeptical burghers of Los Angeles, Pasadena, Hollywood and way stations.

Mr. Francis Schmidt, the coach of the Ohio States, and Mr. Francis J. Powers of Chicago, an old crony with whom I have frozen in countless press boxes, are already on the scene. Both have good words to say about Pitt's football forces.

They have In the best interest of boxing, and to protect all those involved, Commissioner W. D. McClelland this atternoon halted, perhaps only temporarily, the Fritzie Zivlc-Billy Conn right, scheduled Dec. 28 in Duquesne Garden. After the presentation of the signed contracts of both fighters by Promoter Ellwood Rigby, Commissioner McClel land, upon learning that the fight- to get 65 per cent of the ers are gross gate Zivic, 35 per cent and Conn, 30 per cent said this was repercussions, in me ena, me fighters do not get their money; the fans get an inferior show, outside the main bout and everyone becomes dissatisfied.

"The bond posted by Promoter Rigby calls for $5000, but, under the law, failure to go through with aereed arrangements, can only re inimical to the best interests of the game, nd unless a revision downward was made almost immediately, he would not sanction a permit. Weight Difference, Too sult in the forfeiture of the bond to the State Treasury, not to the persons who might have claims lor the balance of their money. The risk on the money angle, so say nothing of the mandatory status of the wright difference, make it my duty to postpone temporarily, any sanction of the match." warned the folks out there that while the Sutherlanders may have no claims on a national championship and might even get an argument if they, attempted to pass themselves off as the best in the East, there is still a kick in the team that' should make Washington a trifle wary. -Pittsburgh," Mr. Schmidt remarked publicly, "has one of the best lines I have ever seen during my three years at Ohio State.

There is not a weak spot in the forward wall and Coach Sutherland is able to substitute his men lrequently without any appreciable weakening. DadcUo, Hoffman and Souchak are very fine ends. Dad-dio is fast as lightning at breaking across the line of scrimmage. "Averell Daniel is positively the best tackle I saw all season. Against us he was a one-man riot.

His running- mate, Tony Matisi, is not far behind, but it so happened that against us, Daniell was the hottest. Gains Total Zero Still More Praise r)ITTSBURGH is famous for its coal, and there is plenty of hre whenever the Panthers go into -action. Oddly enough, Jock Sutherland did not expect this team to win the eastern championship or get the invitation to the Rosa BowL He was looking ahead to 1937. "Pitt specializes in the deep reverses to the weak side. Pop Warner, who coached Sutherland at Pitt, once told me that Jock is the only coach who makes this play work consistently, regardless of the material he has at hand.

"The Panthers play conservative football and specialize in open-field blocking. The team is exceptionally well-balanced and this end, Daddio, is very close to being a second Muggsy Skladany, and I guess you'll remember him. "Marshall Goldberg is a treat for sore eyes. He was 18 years old the day after the Notre Dame game. He's really a marvel, considering his youth, and while Dr.

Sutherland's system doesn't give him a chance to be a 60-minute player, he's plenty rugged enough to take it if he has too." sfe sfe Powers Likes Backs The difference in weight also caused the Commissioner to hesitate, unless this, too, is revised, in all probability what has been bally-hooed as the "Fight of the Decade" here will be off permanently. Conn's signed contract called for him to make 159 pounds. Zivic's, while not stipulating any certain poundage, around 146 pounds. Under the boxing law, it is mandatory that the Commission forbid all matches where there is more than a 10-pound difference in weight. "During my tenure as Commissioner, no fight has offered more than 55 per cent of the gross to both fiahters.

This one offers 65 Dprmoitt High Five Tops Westinghouse Dormont High basketeers, led by Taylor who tallied ten points, defeated Westinghouse. 20 to 26. in a nip-and-tuck duel last night. The summary DORMONT I WESTINGH'E 28. c.jy Tp 4 lOManNh.f .1 1 7 per cent.

Someone is going to be left holding the bag at this rate. ILL GLASSFORD is an ex rtinimrs.f II MiMa.v.f B1 perienced and rugged That is one reason why I will not permit it. In all other fights since I have been in charge the two fighters involved gave the promoter a chance to make some money. This one does not, and the final analysis is that the customer will suffer because of the cheap preliminary card Glass 4 4 Taylor. r.

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1 II Totals ...10 a SIM Totals ...11 4 20 rR. POWERS likes the Pan M1 We tried our lateral pass irjjjfrs against Pitt but on two suc-Togpsive attempts, we wound up losing 60 yards. Our net gain tftPninS the bal1 against Pitt was thers' backfield fortification. Pittsburgh Gridder hing. In fact, I guess we ac- wound ud in the minus Signed by Whitesox unn.

The tackles did it mov ie; into our backfield." Wagner Gets Honor Place Plaque of Former Pirate Star Is Awarded to 'Hall Of Fame' it will be imperative to put on. Recalls Offer Bout "When Ted Yarosz and Jimmy Smith boxed for the State middleweight title, they took only 55 per cent, Yarosz getting thirty. Ken Oberlin and Al Quaill took fifty-five on an even split. John Henry Lewis and Al Gainer took only fifty-five. The 35 per cent left for the promoter under the Zivic-Conn arrangements, in my judgment, is not sufficient to guarantee sufficient payment to other persons involved in the staging of what should be a high class card.

"It took a whole year to iron out the financial difficulties following the Yarosz-Joe Dundee and the Yarosz-Risko fights here. This was caused by exorbitant guarantees Special to The Pittsburgh Press CHICAGO, Dec. 18 Rangy Ed Skoronski, who played end for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National Football League the past season, has been signed for a trial with the Chicago Whitesox next spring. He is a first baseman. Skoronski was an outstanding baseball and football player at Purdue University.

He captained the grid eleven and played center, and played first base on the diamond team. With the Pirates, Skrononski played half a grid season at center, then was converted into an end in 1936. "There are three quarterbacks, with Sophomore John Chickerneo the he says. "Patrick and Stapulis will play enough fullback to satisfy anyone." Forward passing mav prove to be the turning point of the game, Powers holds. "Pitt is not a great passing tram," he explains.

"In the Ohio State game the Panthers did not throw a single forward or lateral pass. For 54 minutes there was no score. Pitt lost one chance for a touchdown when Ohio State took the ball on the six-yard line. Ther. Stebbins broke away for 35 yards and a touchdown late in the fourth quarter." if Messrs.

Schmidt and Towers will only hire a band to meet us, perhaps our arrival in Pasadena won't quite resemble a mob of pickpockets tumbling off the 3:14 freight, as we had feared from the way some of the gents have been writing. We may even be allowed to get off at the station, instead of backing us into the yards and unloading us at midnight along with the Florida oranges and roses from Arizona, which do so much to make our destination the modern-day Garden of Eden. Special to The Pittsburgh Press NEW YORK, Dec. 18 A bronze Officials Named fiipch Schmidt doesn't think -jjpamhers are in for a "Undoubtedly. Washington fas a great line." he adds, ''but tfee Huskies won't be able to push fcg Panthers around.

Pitt has a arng running attar'- but has tactically no pai js. Neither liiv they been thoroughly tested tm the defense against passes. But Dr. Sutherland's running attack is Ai good. I would say, as Minne- srtas.

The kicking is excellent with Patrick. Stapulis and Greene, and two halfbacks. Marshall Gold-hrg and Harold Stebbins. are the rangy, powerful type who can do an awful lot of damage." Mr. Powers interrupts and I may add at this point that the gentleman is an interrupter of no mean ability to point out that, "There is no mess of All-- Americans on the Pittsburgh j-jjjjam, but there are many good football players.

iifPie absence of All-Americans ft's the present team a much bjMer spirit. and percentages to the fighters. The Commission had enough headaches with those two to know that any arrangement on a like basis, or worse, as this one is, would have its For Dukes' Game Albuquerque Watches Panthers in Workout 'Jock' Talks on Radio to Western Fans Return of Stapulis Strengthens Backfield Mike Getto Among Kansas Greeters Coast Gets Ready Tom Thorp to Referee Orange Bowl Tilt Jan. 1 plaque bearing the likeness of Honus Wagner, old-time Pittsburgh Pirate baseball star, now coach of the Pirates, was presented to the Coopers-town, N. Baseball Hall of Fame last night by Ford Frick, National League president.

The plaque, presented on behalf or both the National and American Leagues, lauded Wagner as "the greatest shortstop in baseball history" Four other baseball immortals are also honored in plaques awarded the Hali of Fame by Frick. The others are Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewsbn and Walter Johnson. The Wagner plaque reads: TH FOB TOWN Bp The. United Press MIAMI. Dec.

18 Tom Thorp, vet- pran tnntha nrriria will rpteree the Duauesne-Mississippi State game in Miami's Orange Bowl New Year Day. Thorp will be assisted by Art Hutchins of Purdue, umpire: Ted ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. Dec. 18 The Panthers, Rose Bowl-bound, found bright sunshine and cold weather here after running through a heavy snowstorm in Colorado during the night.

They also found half of Albuquerque out to meet them and wratch them practice, ft cOriSTRYXeife Duquesne, South Hills Receive Grid Trophies Duquesne University and South Hills High School were honoreel today at noon by the Chamber of Commerce in recognition of their football achievements of the past fall. Arnold of Auburn, head linesman, and H. B. Hackett of Army, field judge. Bowl officials said they were increasing seating capacity of Miami stadium where the game will be played from 15,000 to 17,000.

bugs have been calling for Averell "Hcnus Wagner, Louisville, N. 1897-1899; Pittsburgh, N. 1900-1917. The. greatest shortstop in baseball history.

Born, Carnegie, February 24, 1874. Known to fame as Honus. Hans and the Fly ing Dutchman. Retired in 1917, The Dukes were presented with the Chamber of Com to mention an impromptu radio engagement for Dr. Sutherland and members of his staff at noon.

It was evident that the return of Bill Stapulis to the fullback position will not piean that Arnold Greene will be moved back to quarterback for the New Year's Day game with the University of Washington. Greene, 220-pound senior veteran, was made over into a fullback the week following the Penn State game, Daniell, Marshall Goldberg and Bobby LaRue. Many of them expressed amazement at LaRue's size. At Merceline, a small town where the train made a five-minute stop, the coach of the high school team brought a dozen or more of his players to meet the Panthers. The youngsters climbed aboard the train, shook hands all around and Shaw Drills Team For L.

S. U. Battle 4 having scored more runs, made more hits and stolen "more bases than any other player in the history of merce trophy, emblematic of the city grid championship, and they now have two legs on the cup. "n.T-.",(h 4if. Onrn TTvrnlnira T'nfil f'hristma.

WS? 4" this league." Knute Rockne and later coach at Missouri, is tutoring the ball carriers. Mississippians are looking forward went away promising to "help root you fellows home on New Year's." The special which is carrying the party is said by railroad officials to he the most luxurious which has ever made the Rose Bowl trip. It with special interest to the duel between Mike Basra the Duquesne all-America center, and their own smashing Billy Burch, one of the The South Hills football team received the trophy for the third year and with it permanent possession. Judge M. A.

Musmanno was the main speaker, presided over by E. T. Whiter, chairman of the recreation committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Mavor Cornelius D. Scully and H.

B. Kirkpatrick of the Chamber of Commerce also spoke. Last night more than 800 undergraduates crowded the Campus Inn Bp The United Press SANTA CLARA, Dec. 18 Coach Buck Shaw, whose first year as head coach placed Santa Clara high up among the nation's college teams, went back to pre-sea-son lessons today in drilling his team for its New Year's Day game against Louisiana State at New Orleans. Shaw stressed blocking and tackling in the workout through which the Broncos galloped.

in which Stapulis suffered a shoulder injury. Dr. Jock Sutherland did not regret the decision, for against Nebraska the following Saturday Greene iored two of Pitt's three touchdowns on plunges into the line. Stapulis has completely recovered and will pair with Frank Patrick as the fullback duo which will see the most service but Greene will also be on hand in case he is needed, leaving the quarterbacking to be best in Dixie. Sasse today has Ike Pickle, Bob Hardison and Charles Armstrong as sure starters in his backfield but is uncertain about his fourth man.

By Chester L. Smith and Jack Berger TIME OUT includes two club and lounge cars, a car which is equipped as a gymnasium with punching bags, rowing machines and a ping pong table, diner and regular Pullmans. University of Pittsburgh alumni, headed by Frank N. Adams. Los Angeles, will hold a dinner at the Los Angeles University Club Dec.

30, Dr. P. McParland, Norman Mc-Leod, Wilbur Hockensmith and Dr. John W. Hallock, alumni, secretary, together with Dr.

Sutherland and his aides will make up the visiting delegation. Huskies Resume Drills for Pitt Special to The Pittsburgh Press SEATTLE, Dec. 18 A cock-sure aggregation of University of Washington Huskies this afternoon ere to resume drills that they hope will bring them to regular season peak and carry them to a victory over Pitt Panthers in Pasa as the Student senate iiuuuitu me Duquesne team at its annual banquet. Miss. State Primed For Duke Eleven Special to The Pittsburgh Press STATE COLLEGE, Dec.

18 Mississippi State gridders today concentrated workouts on defensive tactics that they expect to stop Duquesne University's vaunted "giant-killer" onslaught in the Orange Bowl classic at Miami New Year's "Da. Coach Ralph Sasse, former Army nilot has his gridders all in excellent physical condition. Frank a i former all-America quarterback at Notre Dame under irf Bear this in mind when you are choosing filial' -'fir r' tjJ a. whiskey. Four Kings is 100 Proof which -xf-Jl' jkaa A means it has full rye flavor, full body, I xjVf pfcJL jcVcK tlS ekltulf satisfying qualities of all ifyi iSKf-JoL.

meTit tnat make it the easiest straight. jr'lfuiy cione by the "jarring on rimes Michelosen and Chickerneo, with Eob McClure the third choice. Reach Coast Tomorrow The Panthers arrived here early this morning and after a short tour of the city and luncheon, were tn be taken to the University of New-Mexico stadium. They will leave at six tonight for a non-stop run to San Bernardino, which will be reached tomorrow afternoon. The party was surprised by the enthusiasm with which it was greeted in Kansas City yesterday.

More than 1000 fans were at the station, and if the Coast regards the selection of Pitt as a mistake the Mis-sourians certainly aren't in agreement. Many of them had seen the Panthers in action this fall against Nebraska at Lincoln, and to them the choice seemed perfectly logical. "Any team that can do what you fellows did to Nebraska doesn't belong anywhere except in the Rose Bowl, one Kansas Citian assured Dr. Sutherland. Mike Getto.

all-American tackle ot Pitt in 1927 and now assistant coach at Kansas University, boarded the train at Kansas City and rode as far as Emporia. Kans. Asked to pick their toughest opponent of the past season, the Pitt players voted Nebraska, with Ford- Hubert Is Appointed V. M. I.

Grid Coach dena's Rose Bowl Jan. 1. Coach Jimmy Phelan had only a light workout scheduled for this afternoon. He has had his boys participating in a series -of gymnasium workouts, mostly calisthenics and skull sessions, for ten days, but regular practices will start any time now. A strong feeling of optimism pervades the Washington campus and quarters of the Husky grid combine.

Not that the Huskies figure the Panthers from Pittsburgh as anything easy, but they feel that they have a right to ranking among LEXINGTON, Dec. Hubert, quarterback Rose Bowl WlrVjlP il FULL QUART jOlirflltlS I I I NS'K I 1 MSKOWSTlUfjS PRODUCTS COD? jj with Alabama's 19a was appointed last night at Virginia head 1 football coach 1 SSi ItSSMpPl State Teachers. ham second. The Cornhuskers got What does the Sportsmen's and Hunters guide say to, do the nation's best and expect to more definitely assert their claims to such prestige come New Yeafs Day afternoon. The Huskies will start the trip to Pasadena Monday, but university officials haven't as yet announced what the team's plans are after arrival at the Rose Bowl city.

Phelan Monday will announce names of the squad of about 40 players who'll make the trip. 18 ballots, the Rams 16. Official Greets Jock Another to greet Dr. Sutherland was C. E.

McBride, veteran official and newspaperman, who has worked in several Pitt-Nebraska games in the past. All along the photographers and the plain garden variety of football Texans Lead Tulane NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18-Two Texans were "J-' Marshall, both seniors. TUNE Hi THE MILK FUND BROADCAST TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10:15, KDKA! i -r xw 'inr.