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a a the the the the the the the the the Oct. 36, 1919 Pago 13 Sports Section Tucson Daily Citizen Classified Comics, Radio, PYLE CLAIMS UA FROSH FANS TOO BLOODTHIRSTY Dear friends, only because some passion on this old daughter is pede my (with the wide Goes the Weasel," knitting me of chants incessantly, two, knlt one, purl purl two." Furthermore I got PYLE By BILL I finish benign deity graying and racing madly ten-year-old son and my wife, Argyle socka, "Knit one, purl two, knlt one tangled up some of Insurance conventioners before I came home tonight I'm alightgiddy their OvErwhelming hospitality. These fellows sure bein mixing business with pleasure. 1'v finally come, to meaning of frustration. What gets me though I've discovered.

too late, that you can't knitting business nave anything by wife knit your footwear, Already she has burned up enough gas instructors goto and fro to her pay for a gross of socks. ing to It isn't just the money I'm thinkIng has the whole household about, this knitting business upset. It started time about we a haven't ago had a week and since that meal the lawn hasn't been aquare mowed she quit right In the middle of the garage and I even have to get my own slipwhen I settle down to read. pers How much longer I'll be able to with don't know all put that up I ask is that you, who soi com eagerly each await Wednesday, my be tolerant words of in you even a If I fall to arouse scintilla of enthuslasm. Disapproves Cheering sat In the student nection, the Tempe Saturday night I slaughter In say the I stu dispp- lent durinst prove cheers.

One such exhortation went the acerbity as follows: Sock 'em in the eye, Hit 'em in the jaw, Drag 'em to the infirmary Raw! Raw! Raw! that might be all right for Now varsity but here you have inno the fledgling freshmen whose cent minds and hearta are unsullied by the things in life. Remember this, "Ag the twig is bent the tree will grow." So let us so resolve that next Saturday night, we will behave with greater degree of I WAs decorum. 80 hoarse from Besides, the next "sock 'em in the eye" I had to forego my volce lessons yelling, you know I sometimes sing with the university quartet. As you probably read elsowhere, the feature attraction between halves of the this Saturday will Arizona frosh-Texas Western kicking game match between memthe sports writing frater. bers of At this time I want to let nity.

It be known that I have no for the event. I tion of practicing confident that my good right somewhat brittle, still foot though retains it's cunning, kicking precision. Discusses Blocking This week I will discuss blockIng. Cohesive line play Is involves very important and and of tackling. Speaking or course biocking and tackling have cock- you aver had a block and tacklo.

tall? You take a drink, walk a block and tackle anything. Every team has at least two and basic blocks, the shoulder block blockhead, I mean the headblock. this 1 favor 3-point stance--in position the toe of the youth right if foot should be pointed due fleld rung north-south--and your headed in that direction. Now atick your left leg straight back balancing, yourself lightly on the our left foot. Now come to a full knee bend putting the weight your left arm to the ground and hold your belt with your right hand.

Now you are ready for the shoulder block. This Is a very deceiving position because nobody knows what's going to happen. If this doesn't work just reverse the whole procedure. If this doesn't work elther, you might nS well: give up and try some other sport. And now for a quick glance to ward the game Saturday with Denver.

On the strength of a private and exclualve interview with A third alring Arizona tackle I prodict the following: Arizona 20-- Denver 15. Corbett, Barbers Tied In Golf Loop The Corbett Lumbermen and LIttie Gem Barbers are tied for first in the Major leaguo last night's matches. at the place Tucson Golf center. Corbett's ing KOPO, 9-3, while the Little downed Gem routed Ricago's Cats, 10-2. Hubbard's Painters tied with Bulla's Boys at 6-6 and Lamb's Insurers and the City Police ended with the same score.

Knox Corbett and Jimmy Peralta shot 46's for low scores of the evening. Cecil Nelson Is New Quarterback BISBEE, Oct. 26. (P)-Cecil Net son, a guard, was being groomed today to take over the quarterback post on the Bigbee high school football squad. He will replace Bill Wagner, cit for the season with a knee 111- Jury.

Nelson worked out In th.el signal calling apot yesterday. Captain And Center -By Alan Maver. BoB CAPTAIN A FUCHS, MISSOURI. CENTER OF Matty Bell, SMU, Named com- be UP Coach Of The Week Border Crown May Hinge On Abilene Game EL PASO, Texas, Oct. big stakes--a possible conference championship riding Western's.

on the out: Miners battle the powerful Hardin Cowboys Saturday Abilene. Billed as the game the week in many sections of 'the southwest, both teams will be. putting clean Border conference slates on the Each has rolled to three cit. line. cutt wins.

Over. the entire: season the Miners have: won six, while Hardin- Simmones holds four victories, one tie and one defeat. It will be the case of two highpowered the result may be a duplicaoffensive elevens clashing tion of last year's sensational 27-27 Certain to be a repetition-is the tie. duel between Texas Western's Harwho ripped the vey (Pug) Gabrel, Cowboy line to shreds last 'and Hardin-Simmons' John aerial Ford, who punctured the Miners' defense with ease during the last battle. Hook Davis Ready Scheduled scoring to add power even of each team more to the Is the Miners' Gerald Campbell, a speedy 147-pound fullback, and (Hook) the of the top runners in Cowboys' Wilton Davis, one the from two weeks on the sidelines nation.

who will be returning; because Making of Infurlestion critical for Texas Western is the injury list. First, Cordell McCraw, hard-runfullback recelved broken foot ning the Arizona game, then in Jimmy DeGroat, a leading honors con- at received a knee injury in tender for all-conference tackle, To practice make matters worse, the Minlast week. and New Mexico's Lobos sloshed forth. for two hours in back and the rain and mud and in winning, 7-0, three more TW standouts were added to the Injury llet. Tom Shockman, first ripped open It string tackle, had his 21 stitches.

hand and Herman Fosoffensive and' deSlaughter fensive guards received knee ter, first string right big question. mark 1s whether or not any of the injured injurles. The will be able to see action against the Cowboys. players Axebabes Seek Upset Against Gila Saturday spirited after Saturday Highly 19 to 6 win over Williams Field Fliers, the Arl-! night's decisive the college at Flagstaff Axe zona State will leave early 'Saturday babes morning for Thatcher where they will meet 8 favored Gila junior college Coach grid Herb Gregg will be pointeleven. Eng the toward Monsters a who recently dropped possible upset over a scoring narrow 20 University to of game Wild6 the highI kittens.

The university freshmen drowned the Tempe Imps by is a monstrous 95 to 13 It Axebabes to dropped their game to the remembered that the ibe Tempe squad, The 32 'Babes to 6. showed up greatly In their running attack with Jim Hallting sted and backfleld. Phillips The defensive John spearheadof the team a as 8 whole shone the work brightly, stressing pass defense as then Probable greatest starting improvement. line-up for the Arizona State, freshmen are lams and Topp at ends, Oddenetto: and Bellomo at tackles, Stewarti and Eldridge at guards, Jones at center, Hallsted and Phillips the halfbacks, Pavlich at quarter and Ballard at fullback. Sigma Nu Cagers Defeated 40 To 10 Tom McKay was high point In the Unlversity of Arizona in-! tramural basketball games last! scoring 20 points for Phi night, Kappa Psl which drubbed Sigma Nu, 40-10.

In other games SAE spilled Colan chise, 48-28, with 'Farls Ellington scoring Cecil Willis' 15 points in vin-! 14 points; LDS was pazed! by Alpha, 39-12; Phi ning Gamma over Delta toppled 39-5 Kappa and 58-12, Sigma with Marvin Scott makChi 'swamped Pi Kappa Psi, ing 11 points. Kellner Scout Is Quitting Baseball PHILADELPHIA, Oct. with 26. base- (P)- Tom through ball after 35 years. The long-time scout of the delphia Athletics and former club pregi- of dent of the Portland, the Pacific Coast league, announced his retirement yesterday." Turner was a specialist ca lefthanded pitchers.

It was be who advised the Athletics to purchase Alex Kellner, the Athletic who won 20 games as a rookie paw last season. Ten years ago "Rabbit" Maranville was let. out as manager of the Albany (Eastern League) baseball club. 1 LIst A PYLE writing this tonight down it with is looking shapely head, My on her' about my desk 'is singing in the veloci- Fanning DiMag Kellner Idea Of Perfect Hobby Throwing strikes past Joe DiMag. would be Alex Kellner's idea of gio a perfect hobby, the young major pitching star told the Tueleague son Game Protective association last night.

to the sportsmen, KellTalking said the two biggest thrills of ner his first season in big-time baseball out the famed New were striking York Yankee alugger and winning in three days for the three games Philadelphia Athletics last mer. The Athletics' 20-game winner, talked baseball and showed and fishing movies at Rosk- the Ing TGPA's October meeting at ruge school. Also appearing on the program. Walt Birdsall, who demonwere correct methods of skin strated the 8 deer head for mounting; Ted Knipe, who discussed the Arizona; deer ning and population Bill Krouse, explaining the usel of southern of a duck call. Mantle, TGPA president, inJack terviewed, Kellner.

Also discussed at the meeting was the suggestion future, elk of permits be isTom Knagge that on "first come, first served in the basis." Carroll Lemon the state suggested that land sportsmen commissioner Inform on their views of state lands. about diaposition Badgers Work On DHS Plays The Tucson Badgers ran drills as through they continued prepping heavy but for the Definite Douglas Improvement was clash day. Monday's dreary workshown over out although Unemen were plagued by poor blocking, Jason Greer ran the first Coach teams against each other as two his defense for the he prepared formation employed by the spread Bulldogs. Instead of the procedure of the third string Tucson runmentor alternated the first and ning enemy plays, the second aquads. In the scrimmage which followed defensive work, the running of the Left Half.

Ben Rincon and Right Halt Dick Ford was outstanding. Rincon, one of swivel-hipped Greer's his steadlegt way per- for formers, a number of large gains. Ford, who replaced A. v. Humphrys, returned to the squad last week.

An appendectomy prevented his playing earlier In season. running "The against 147-pound reserves, speedster especially good on quick opening plays. Humphrys, who took: Rincon's left half position on defense, broke up a number of plays. Violet Viann Wins Main Mat Tussle Jane Dare was the victim of the last two falls to lose the wrestling main event to Violet Viann before a packed house last night at the Tucson Sports Miss Dare, better known as June Byers, was pinned by her smaller: opponent with full body pressea in the final two falls after the first third of the match. Chester Hayes applled full 1 body presses in the first third heats to down Arnle Scalon the second half of the main event.

Hayes copped the opening fall in 13 minutes, lost the second "in one minute and finished the job in five minutes. Kulkowich caught Myron. Cox with a Boston crab hold to win the one fall curtaln raiser in 20 minutes. Cox subbed for Wee Willle" Davis. 48 OKLAHOMA JIM Owens, rated the best downfield blocker for the University of Sooners, is also cocaptain of the undefeated eleven.

He stands 6 feet 4 and weighs 195 pounds. Sterope Takes English Race NEWMARKET, England. Oct. 26. a 33 to 1 choice In the prerace won in the a photo- Cambridgeshire Stakes today finish with Good Taste.

Sterope also won a year ago. Third place went to Meysey The official decision: Hampton. won by a head. was that Sterope Good Taste had a three- length margin over Heysey Hampton. the first horse to win in successive years since Sterope is this race Christmas Daisy did mile it in and 1909 a and 1010.

Time for the long of sticky fifth going second was faster than 153 one and a last year. The winner, top-weighted at 130 llott, pounds earned and ridden $9,847.60 by for Charles Owner ElJ. Townley, Sterope, Good Taste and Meysey Hampton all were approximately 25 to 1 as they paraded to the post. Jeffords of New York, finished in Ballymacad, owned by Walter the last half of the starting. field of 39 as did the favored Hyperbole.

Ballymacad was the, only' In Amerb can owned thoroughbred the race. He started as the fourth favorlte at 20 to 1. Other finishers were Persian Book, fourth, who was followed in order by Scorned, Yellow Idol, Melan HI, and Stormy Petrol. Packy McFarland After 11th Ring Victory Tonight PHOENIX, Oct. 26.

Wayne (Packy) McFarland, the from Davis-Monthan air force base, probably faces the toughest assignment of his short professional boxing career Undefeated since hitting the pro ranks, clever McFarland tangles with Chino Alonzo of Agua Prieta In a 10-round feature event here. McFarland seeks victory No. 11. He's expected to encounter plenty of trouble from a boxer who has been around long enough to learn most of the tricks of the trade. Packy, who drew his nickname from an old lightweight champion, is the harder hitter of the capable of ending the scrap with one punch SE he catches his opponent napping.

Alonzo is a sting. Ing. cutting, puncher who deals steady punishment. The six-round semifinal wIll pit Gene Lewls of Cisco Saenz of Phoenix, against weight battle. Polomo Corrales, Tucson heavyweight, Is favored over Jimmy Campbell of Phoenix in.

the six-round special. WORKHORSE Leo Nomellini, University of Minnesola tackle, is a sure fire repeater for All American honors this year. He weighs 259 and is one of the fastest men on the squad. His team plays Purdue Saturday. NEW YORK, Oct.

he lost his All-America meeting an unbeaten he would wind up as right. Instead. He By CARL LUNDQUIST (U.P)-Things looked so bleak when 26. backfield star three days before coach of the weak, They weren't quite powerhouse that folks were saying the United Press coach of the week, is Madison (Matty) Bell, who has, been turning out winning. teams Southern.

Methodist ever since! at he took his first one to the Rose Bowl game of 1936; Nowadays when the Mustangs bowl bid they can't even get a For they are comtown. mitted to play in their own Dallas, Cotton Bowl if they win the Southwest conference title. And what they did to Kentucky Saturday, in the would bet "game they' of the week" right back as hots in wouldn't be that social come Jan. 2. SMT Underdog SMU was a seven All-America underdog Doak even Walker, before the team's mainspring for three seasons, suffered a severe attack of Influenza that put him out of the lineup indefinitely.

But the silver haired Bell, who has been coaching, college teams 30 of his 50 years, With help from the boys. who took that calamity in stride, cided to go out and "win this one for Kentucky took a 20 to 7 shellacking, Powerful Rote, described by losing Coach Paul running (Bear) back Bryant I've as "the best seen this year" took over the big end of the offensive chores while Sophomore Fred Benners, who will probably: replace Walker next year anyway, got busy Steaming with. back the after pin. passing, trailing 7 to 6 at half-time the Ken- Mustangs engineered such what hit drive it. tucky never knew Team Has 'Heart' Bell thinks the big secret of the victory was that he Is coaching a team that has "heart." "I've found down through the years that it doesn't make any difference how much ability an athlete has," he said.

"If he doesn't have heart he won't go any-; where. I'd rather have a boy with the heart to play and only mediocre abllity than vice versa." In a way Bell is an old fashioned modern coach, Although astutely single wing in lieu! formation that is in the helght of football fashion, he was; one of the early advocates of trend toward wide open passing and heavy emphasis, on offense that developed back in the '30s. The team he took to the Rose to meet Stanford In 1935 with Bobby Wilson as the key passer, beat Texas Christian with Sammy toric Baugh in "'meetin' the of hurling the unbeaten' In a the last game of the regular season for both clubs. Wilson that day at least was the big man with the passes although -Baugh later be carne perhaps the greatest ever to Celeri Leader In PC Circuit LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26.

(V.P)California Quarterback Bob Cel-1 erl's 169 yards galned by and passing against Washington last week made him top man. in total offense in the Pacific Coast conference, league standings revealed today. Oregon State's Ken Carpenter. who was leading the PCC at midseason, slipped to fifth place after he was hurt on first play against Stanford. Figures released by the PCC commissioner's office showed Celer! cannot claim the best per game average, however, A fraction of yard ahead of him was Jim Pow.

ers of the University of Southern Callfornia with an- average of 117.6 in five games, Bob Sanders of Oregon maintained his commanding lead in rushing with 503 yards: in six games and 5.9 yards per try. He was also head man in scoring with (48 points. Montana's Tommy Kingsford led in pass completions with 44 yardage with 627. Powers has been a better sharpshooter, however, with a completion average of ,581. Still maintaining superiority in the punting department was UCLA's Hal Braly, with a 41.7 average on 20 punts.

John Williams of USC. led on punt returns with average of 17.5 per carry. Woodley. Lewis of Oregon topped the kick-off returns department with A a a a a a 46.3 average on six returns, and pass interceptions with seven. Darrell Robinson of Oregon has gathered in 20 passes so far this season and threatens to surpass the record of 27.

pass receptions currently held by ex-Oregon Star Dick Wilkins. Bulldog Lineman Breaks Collarbone DOUGLAS, Oct. 26. (P) The Douglas Bulldogs will be minus the services of a star halfback when they play Tucson OD the! Badgers' home field Friday. Joe Rodriquez broke his collar bone in practice yesterday.

The accident occurred when he tackled a reserve end in pass defense drill. Raul Melendez, a fullback, is expected to be moved over to fill the vacant spot. Coach Otis Coffey termed Rodriquez his best backfield man on pass defense. Buddy Parker New Coach Of Grid Cardinals CHICAGO. Oct.

26. mond (Buddy) Parker, the tall, slim, Texan who became head coach of the Chicago Cardinals yesdoesn't expect any miracle from his ball club, but he hopes terday, that it's luck will improve. "We don't expect to perform miracle," he said today. "As far as I'm concerned this starts 8 new season. "There'll be no drastic change in play personnel, but we might make some position shifts." Parker, noting that he was in his 13th year.

as a member of the Cardinals, said that he "hopes that isn't unlucky." "We've already had our fill of that," he said. The new Cardinal coach, who tered the National football Jeague as a. Detroit Lions player in 1935, of what was wrong with western could make no concrete explanation. champions of the and league's thus far this division last year, season winner of only two in five starts. "One thing I know It wasn't.

It wasn't' the cocoaching setup. Phil (Handler) and I always understood each other." Parker took over as head coach when Handler was promoted to president in charge been of cocoaches player! personnel. They had last January. since Jimmy Conzelman resigned, Parker indicated that he planned retain all present squad members. Arizona Guard To Miss Denver Game A broken bone in his hand has sidelined 'Arizona's and regular he Right won't Guard Bill Bickley make.

the trip: to Colorado for the game with Denver university, Coach Bob Winslow cated the guard position will go to Norm Bingham. He also had shuffled his starting backfield from the one week. that ran through drills last Charlie Hall was back in his familiar fullback spot. At halfbacks were Eddie Wolgast and Les. Kastner with John Fowler handling the quarterback position.

Coach Winslow sald. the boys were in fighting trim for this week's intersectional battle with the Skyline Six club. Bull Schweder AP. Lineman Of Week NEW FORK, Oct. 26.

(P) John (Bull) Schweder, University of Pennsylvania guard, gained Na. tonal recognition today by being selected lineman of the week. Winner of the fifth Associated Press poll Schweder took top honors for his play Navy on Franklin field, Philadelphia. Penn won, 287, principally be cause of a better line. And it was Schweder who led the drive of the Red and Blue forwards.

He was in on virtually every defenso play and threw block on Red Ragnell's 74-yard touchdown return of a pant. Schweder, the first guard to make the 1949 Hat of lineman of the week, is the son of fire chief John L. Schweder, of Bethlebam, Pa. He 19 21, weighs 208 pounds and stands six feet in height A former member of the army field artillery he served In Korea for A half rear back in 1946. He 18 married and the father of a baby boy.

A year ago he weighed 230 pounds, but slimmed off 22 pounds and now da much ALAN MAVER THE CHINS TYPE ALL AMERICAN WHO PLAYS AND DEFENSE NE SAW MORE ACTION THAN ANY MAN ON THE TEAM LAST. YEAR Diatributed by King 58 AMPHI GRIDMEN SEEKING SOUTHERN LEAGUE TITLE By ACE BUSHNELL First place in Southern ence play and "close to the top" in class competition are the 1949 objectives of Amphitheater high's football team, ON BENCH AND HALE THE FUN enviable position. Can Watch Bulldogs You wouldn't have guessed this by looking at the Panther practice session yesterday, but It's the truth, Murl McCain's regulars and were merely given Monday' yesterday off to rest up for the remainder of the campaign. With a 3-2 season record to date (including 2-1 standing in class A. circles and 1-0 rating in the Southern conference).

the Amphi gridders now find themselves in an Iroquois Defeat A free-scoring league game yesterday was taken by the Catolina Iroquois, 10-12, over the Dunbar Whippets with the winners moving into first place in the loop standings. The Iroquois took over from the idle Roskruge Midgets. An offensive battle from the tilt was rugged and the start, in the doubt down the final. The Iroquois led off with whistle. a first period, touchdown when Johnny Barnett downed Jim Goodson's pass on the Dunbar one.

RonLaPolla sneaked over from the nie The Whippets came back in the quarterback slot. and took the lead second quarter on two quick touchdowns. Brown passed to Weldon Chappell on a short scoring play and put team out in there. when he intercepted an Iroafter aerial and raced 30 yards to score. LaPolla passed 15 yards.

to Ray the third quarter for another Catalina score and George Lamb in Downs took Barnett's conversion pass to put the Troquols back in the lead. Goodson galloped 13 yards on a fourth period scoring thrust to run the Redskin total up to 19. The Whippets were not yet finished, however, and ran back the following kickoff for a TD only 15-yard to have it nullified by Wakefield Atoms edged out penalty. The the Mohawks, 6-0. with touchdown in the last minute a and a half.

Tony Benitez tossed to Johnny. Martinez for the score. Joop leadership in also kruge Junior Midgets whipped the changed hands as the RosDunbar Red' Roosters, ahead of the Wakefield Falwent cons. Oscar "Pewah" Segura passed to Gabriel Reyes and Richard RI lesgo for scores and Ruiz's the third heave one to came on Danny George Lopez. Chester Natcher scored three in leading the Safford Jets times ito 19-0 win over the Roskruge in the third straight trifor the victors.

Alex Villaumph lobos passed to Natcher on two scores and Manuel Borboa tossed the other one. Another lower game was taken by Roskruge Stallions, who edged the Mansfeld third Hornets. 6-0, jat DeAnza field, A quarter pass from Victor Delgado to Jim Herndon accounted for 15 yards! faster. jand the score. BIG WINGMAN Leo Brandt, 6 foot 3 inch, 190.

pounder will be in his regular place on the left side of the line for the University of Arisona freshmen Wildkittens against the Texas Western Grubsiakers at 8 p. mo here Saturday. He hails from Mapkowoe, Wis. They have no game this week end, so. they will be able to witness the Tucson Douglas game here Friday.

Then, after watching the Bulldogs in action, the Panthers will travel to Douglas to Coach Otis Coffey's upstarts Nov. 4. their schedule with games against The local northsiders complete Prescott and Bisbee here and Mesa The Douglas and Bisbes final frays will determine their Southern Conference position; the Prescott and Mesa contests will give the answer to their placement in the class A Icague. McCain put his reserves through rough scrimmage with Mentor Bruce McKeller's Amphi JV teem yesterday, using only those players who will still 'be with him next The Panther conch seemed year. well-pleased with the work of his many young backfield candidates, but.

continued to realize that his 1950 line is a whale of a big ques tion-mark. Physical Condition Good McCain was happy to report that his club will probably go into the Douglas game in near-perfect physical condition. Thanks to last Friday's limited duty against weak Superior eleven, his ailing operators are almost ready for no tion again, Halfbacks Earl Colwell and Bob tion and sprained ankle respective Gastelum, with I a shoulder separaly, seem fit once more and Full back Fred Schuh has Indicated that his badly bruised hip is healed, Biggest surprise was McCain't announcement that Right Tackle Hank Balley, a will be ready for the last three tilts of the season and possibly the Douglas game, too. Bailey was forced to the sidelines three weeks ago with broken collarbone, which is knitting rapidly. Miners Preping For UA Frosh EL PASO.

Oct. 26-Texas Western's Grubstakers will chatlenge the widely proclaimed best(in-history freshman team of the University of Arizona Saturday night in Tucson. Comparative scores give the Miners little chance of stopping year the the all-powerful Grubstakers wildkittens. Although undefeated, both their victories have been over New Mexico A of 190 and 40-13. The Arizona eleven rolled over the by margins Aggies 79-0, Gila junior college 20-6 and Arizona State of Tempe frosh 95-13.

Prospects of the Grubstakers tearing into a hornet's neat is into creased by the fact that last blasted year's Texas Western frosh the Arizona Wildkittens 46-6. However, Coach Ross Moore quick to echo the sentiments of the Grubstakers that they aren't conceding a thing to potent Wildcate. "They'll know we've on the field," Moore said. The will base their oftensive, scatbacks on the Walsh, running 147- of pound halfback up from Austin high, and Odessa's Sonny Mobley, 143-pound speedster. Handling the passing game wil be Wayne Bat den, 183-pound quarterback from Pecos.

Featured on the Wildkitten eleven is a dazzling array hardrunning backs, led by Gil Gonzales, who excells long dashes goal line. Today a year ago- Connie Mack, celebrating 48 years 11 Athleties' manager. received congratulatory, Letters trom, all de.