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O.N r- McSpaden I eads Open THE LEVEL M3y LEE DUNBAR 1 SPORTS' EDlTORsss Sgt. Ferrier Second, Fry lied for 3rd The already complicated Pacific Coast professional football picture will become an even wilder scramble for patronage next year, according a letter just received from Christy Walsh. The two Coast leagues that have been battling each other this year disastrous-results -te-both will bejiaced -il- 1: 1 Al Iftjr wun -wie buiiebt-ituiu 01 opposition writai uic i.tj season rolls arouna. ror, at mat time the new Aii-Amewca rootDau conierence enter actively into the field in the two most profitable cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Nelson in Disastrous Round But Rallies On Incoming Nine By ED SCHOENFELD This I have on the assurance of Walsh and, while Christy doesn't upon jne with the affection of a.

brother, I know the man and his works and I know this--when Christy-Walsh tells a sports itor thing will be done it will be done, or a lot of buttons busted, in the effort, Hal (Jug) McSpaden of Philadel Walsh informs me that he and Don Ameche will field a team in phia thanks to a sensationally low front nine and a tap from Lady Loj Angeles and that Anthony J. Morabita and Allen owners of the Lumber Terminal plus Ernest Turre, general man. ager of the wealthy -Del E. Webb Construction Co, of Phoenix, will Luck en route home took a two-stroke lead on the field yesterday in the seventh annual Oakland Open back the San-Francisco Club. Further he confirms the statement made in this column months ago that.

Buck Shaw, late of Santa Clara, at the Sequoyah Country Clubhand led the Byron Nelson of Toledo, Ohio, by thre blows. Vill coach the Morabito-Sorrell-Turre. team, Statement Positive Further climbing out of the slump Understand, Walsh doesn't stay the All-American Conference may startin 1945. He says it will start which means just that. Further, he points out that the backers of all the teams, including those in San Francisco-and Los men of Considerable wealth who realize in which he had slipped in.

the first two stops on the rich Winter golfing trail, McSpaden carded a one-under-par 69 and holds a 207 total for 54 holes. It shattered the deadlock between golf's "Gold Dust Twins" and put McSpaden in a good position to win the $7500 War Bond event, which closes today. McSpaden, the man with the "there" is lot of spade work" to be' done before" profit Js shown. Keferring to the plans of Ameche and himself Walsh, writes: 'eItherorus aregoingTnto pro football on a 'bread and butter' basis. Our initial investment, operating payroll and subsequent head aches may be as to delay the arrival of 'bread and butter' for several elongated chin, roared around thel treasons to come We are prepared for Just that.

But. like every other Sgt Jim Ferrier of Camp Roberts, second in the Oakland Open, which; closes today at the Sequoyah Qftrhtry Club, strides down the fairway with his wife. Tribune photo. first nine holes in 31, four-under-par, but fell to a 38, tnree-over-par on the Back nine. His 54-hole total club in our conference we-are established on a firm foundation with 1 experience in shownmsnsmp, sports promotion and busmess manage tslands 68-70-69207.

FERRIER SECOND merit And adequate. financial resources to put a major league team on the-field, featuring the very best available coach and players on the A stroke beftthd-McSpadenflv MtlcllrPtannrng Jim Ferrier, the Camp Roberts ar in addition, to ban Francisco and Los Angeles, franchises in the tilleryman and ex-Australian champ who finished one stroke back of conference have already been granted in Chicago, New York, Baltimore Buffalo andJClevelandi Confusing Situation new in basketball; Rule to Curb T-Formation Grid Mentors' Also Approve Game 'of Four Periods With 40 Plays in Each Quarter Out in front of the aevonth Anne Oakland Open Is Hal (Jug) McSpaden of Philadelphia pictured above checking over his round of 69 yesterday which put him in the lead with a 20 total at the Sequoyah Country Club. He leads field by two strokes. Tribune photo. Livermore Naval Air.

Station defeated vernalis Naval Air Nelson last Monday in the San Francisco Open. He had a 35-33-68 yesterday to give him a 141-68 209 total. Nelson Is nestled in a three-way tie for third place along with" Oak; land's Mark Pry, Sequoyah pro, and Ky Laffoon of Chicago with 210s. By fell to a 38-34-8 for a 138-72 Mark had a 37-34-7t for a 139-71 210, and Laffoon carded 151-60210 Station the other night, a player on, the latter club had both officials and rival shotmakers readj to -throw a Prominently displayed of his -jersey was the. nimieral IS.

"But iirom the rear he ported No. 14. It was all very conjowwg until' Coach C. G. Bishop of Livermore spotted the dual numbering' and.

demanded the Removal coaches havE f- their- I''ifpur-' birdies: i- Hp? ouTcSPBaen-feH' fe threel mt-ana-furi; attack. bogies on the route back and was saved from an even-par 70 on the WeIlkf Fo, bvfc- VOL.CXLI OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, DEC. 10, 1944 NO. 163 At their annilSl Winter meeting here this week, the coaches put the finger on the' forarm block which enables linesmen to punch hles literally and figuratively in -opposing imes1, 18th by a bit of luck. He hooked his second shot and the ball lit for M.

Evidently very considerable number of people are mailing Tribune sport pages to soldiers overseas, as we've had numerous requests --Ml the golf shop building, adjacent to that the two daily sport pages be printed on opposite sides of a single Realization, Post Graduate one of the important features of the T-attack. the last green, it flew into an iron aneei to jacuiiare mailing. pipe railing and bounced back.int-9 Although almost all of the fair ground. He chipped up to To these good friends let us say that, as a daily proposition, this is an impossibility. Mechanical and make-up problems, unknown to the within four feet on the pin, missed Win, Fans are present that preclude this being done except on rare the putt, but still got a par.

PUTTING IS SOUR While his pal was setting the pace, occasions. i Minnesota Leads Field "What college turns out the best football players?" Nelson again went sour in the put ting department. He three-putted four greens to lose the valuable Bears Defeat lim Watch JSundreds pf ian have asked thie question of Bill eoffman ground jn the chase for top dough. McSofiden was hotter than a fire perimenfed with this- idea during Spring practices and found that game of 160 plays lasted just about as long as hc fracas. Exeept for elimination of the time factor, the game would progress in normal fashion.

The Big Ten coaches also joined mentors elsevifhere in insisting tnut forward passing should be permitted anywhere behind the line of scrimmage as an offensive aid. The two other recommendations called for standardization of the college football code and use of a two-inch tee for kickoff. managing director of the Shrine East-West game, GRIFFITH DEMANDS PROMPT OF BASEBALL 'CZAR' cracker with his putter on the first nine holes, but ironically it was the Guard of S.F. Coffman refuses to stick out his neck by personally answering the question. But he has made a careful search of the 19-year old record of thp San Francisco classhi to produce some interesting figures.

Maybe same club that led to his downfall on the final nine: Jug had -three birds in the first Western Conference teams featured the T-attack last Fall, the coaches generally felt offensive tactics involving fore-arm block were becoming increasingly dangerous. This type of block permits offer sive linemen to take off on the snap of the ball from a semi-crouch rather than the fundamental three-point and bring up their folded arm flush on 'the chest or face of an opponent. As a result, training rooms were reporting more more cases of bruised and battered physiognomies. Centers benefited particularly in use of the fore-arm block, needing only one arm to hand back the ball, to the T-formation quarterback. At any rate, the Big! Ten mentors listed elimination of this tactic foremost among five recommendations to be submitted to the National Football Coaches Association in Columbus, Ohio.

January 12-13. Most liberal of the five proposals was a suggestion that the national four holes. He birdied the first with WASHINGTON. TW aHP) California Five in 40 the statistics answer the question. A total of 878 players 147 colleges and universities.

jBu the Army and Navy, have participated in the 19 games played between 1925 and 1944. a two-foot -putt, holed an 18- footer 'Prompt selection of a successor to Hollywood Card Two $20,000 Races Feature Program at Ingle wood Race Track. (INGLEWOOD, Dec. Realisation snd Post Graduate were crowned the co- fcr another on the secqnd aria one from 10 feet out on the fourth. He ii; Minnesota tops the Nation as the producer of the greatest number Drop Hoop Contests California's varsity hooD team de added his other bird on the, sixth with a 20-foot put, his longest, of the round.

Judge Kenesaw Landis as baseball high commissioner is necessary to prevent deterioration of the sport, believes Clark Griffith. The 75-year-old owner of 'ttre Washington Senators, with 56 years Pasadena Defeats Oakland "Six, 7-5 He ran into trouble right off after making the turn by three-putting the 10th green for a bogie players used in thergame with a total of Next comes Northwestern with 35 meri. Stanford Near Top West of the Mississippi first place goes io Stanford with 29 players Close on the heels of the Indians come California and Nebraska, tied i -'with 28 each. Washington has placed 27. Washington State 26.

St. Mary's feated the Coast Guard from San Francisco last night in the Bear gym, 40 to 31. The Bears lead at half time, 18 to 16. Emlen Tunnell of the Coast Guard was high scorer of the night with 13 points. Jim Farrell topped the He hooked his second shotto.

the Pasadena's Panthers ran the left 15 feet off the green, chipped up of experience in baseball, intends to go to bat on that point at the annual Big League Winter meeting opening Monday in. New York. Griffith, who counted the judge among his close friends, has these skates off the Oakland Ice Hockey six feet from the pin and missed team with a 7 to 5 win in a cleanly the putt for a bogie on the 15th Oregon State 18. Oregon 17, Santa Clara 16, Southern California 1J Bears with nine. played but unexciting contest, last rules committee study a plan He took a bogie on the 17th by whereby length of a football game plight at San Francisco.

Len Drouil- driving to the right of the trap In two preliminary games Califor-a quintets were defeated. Galileo views on the situation: As soon as the right man is found. champions of the Hollywood Park season with victories in the double feature $20,000 Starlet Stakes today. Racing a trifle wide, Northway's Stud's Realization was never rfar back and nosed out E. B.

Johnston's War Allies -for the winning position. The winner, jockeyed by Ralph Neves, paid $9.90. $4.60 and $3.80. and War Allies $19.30 "and $10.80. C.

S. Howard's Bismarck Sea was a nose behind to show at $4. Post Graduate began slow in the which is short of the green, chipping he should he appointed. Most men Iard'gave the San Francisco hockey fans the best exhibition nf sti'ck handling they havp seen this sea would be determined by four periods of 4u plays each rather than by 15-minute quarters. un seven leei trom tne pin ana High School of San Francisco, took the Bear Cubs.

29 to 23 and Sa.n Bruno Navy won from the Blues. fumbling the putl. of such capabilities are "deeply woven into war work." but baseball could afford to wait until the Acting Coach Carroll Widdoes of son and he set up a majority of TEN STRAIGHT PARS Ohio State said several coaches ex- the Panther's scoring plays. to 35. CALIFORNIA COAST GUARD Ffi FT P' FO FT Ferrier rolled along for 10 straight Government "can turn him loose pars.

Diraiea tne inn wun a iive- Mnta.f 2 4 ncrtolr.l 1 1 .1 (I lmr.f 4 1 8 Richardson. 0 2 2 The new commissioner should be someone from outside baseball's foot putt, parred a half-dozen more Callow. 1 I rttinran.r 1 .1 5 holes anfl took anothetTiird 'on the Oklahoma 13, University of San Francisco 11. Texas 10, Idaho and Southern Methodist nine each, Texas A. M.

eight. Baylor. Kansas Stale and Missouri seven Gonzaga and Ulan six each, UCLA, five, Denver four, wiv In 'thf East Colgate take second place with 27. 'Michigan 24. Pills-burgh 2b, Ohio Slate 18.

Purdue 17. Notre tn 14. Indiana 12. Fordrmm 11, Wisconsin, Iowa, Yale and Pcnn Stale 10 each. Pennsylvania nine, Carnegie Tech, Cornell" and Alabama seven each.

Holy Cross, Brown. Washington Jefferson, Dartmouth and Princeton six each. Harvard four, Detroit and West Virginia three each. The- coaching staff for the next Shrine game will be the most pretentious yet assembled. Heading the West will be Bnbe Holllhtfbery and Homer Norton bv4 with an advisory board consisting of MaJBitr Jones, Dana X.

Bible and Buck Shaw. The East will have three head roaches, Andy Kerr. Dr. George Hauser and Bernie Bierman, while their advistory board will consist of Lieut. Col.

Dick Hanley of the El Toio' Marines and bud De Grool. arrrll.r -4 Tunnell 5 3 1.1 Inecbronm.g 0 1 I Flofflla.s 0 I 1 second division but raced wide to beat out Sea Swallow by three-quarters: H. Woodhtruse piiotcd the iia Favorita Farm winner at prices of $3.30. S2.40 and an Hmrarit'V WANT A "BEAR own ranks ihe game still belongs to the public and "we must llave a man who speaks the fans' Snxby.g 2 4 SKIrrvinj! -10 2 i LFrnnri.ff (A 1.1 40! Totals 11 Totals .11 reea Swallow paid $2.40 and $2 30. We, Landis Old not have too much power "You can -search the Livermore Navy Wins records But you will pot find an instance in which he abused the authority vested in him or which Livermore Naval Air Station de and A.

Drumheller's Gold Bolt made it a favorite's race by showing at $2.60. A crowd of 28.904 persons bet $2,533,325. A $20,000 added was given in both Starlet divisions after the large- entry list necessitated feated College at Pacific 46 to 45 asl night in a hoop game on fW? he assumed His successor should go into office on the same basis as Landis operated," Griffith 18th with a 10-foot putt. Only a comeback on the, back nine while McSpaden faded" there left Nelson in the running. He made the turn seven strokes behind McSpaden" Byron birdied the first holeVVith a six-fOQt putt, bogied the" fourth when his second shot was short of the green and he took two putts and three-putted the sixth, seventh and eighth greens fpr bogies and a 'three-over-par 38.

He tacked up three birds and two bogies on his one-under-par 34 on the back nine. He three-putted the 10th green for another bogie, birdied. the 13th when he laid his second shot stiff to 'the "pin and sunk a two-foot teed short of the n.AAn anA 1 mittad fnr a hnpip ivrimorc floor. 1 splitting the race. Sacramento Beats Pacific Eleven, 7-0 Coast Hockey Results If? ter to defeat College, of Pacific.

6-0. SACBAMENTO, Dec. 9. -r Sacramento College scored on ITin a War Bond football same hpfnrr Pasadena 7, Oakland 5. Situ DieRo R.

Hollywood 0. Randolph Field a crowd of 7500 here today. 20-yard -pass early in the first quar OFFICIALS NAMED FOR ROSE BOWL Favored Today PASADENA, Dec. fl. tPi Of-L- um 9nj hirHid th iih ficials for the Southern California-! i io.u 1 i.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. P. (ypt Randolph Field's hielv-flyine Ram Then givrhim a Diamond Onyx Ring from Kay's. It's sure to make a Just try it and seel Tennessee Rose Bowl game, Janu- 10 feet respectively, ary 1.

were announcertoday by piittb Victor Schmidt, act ins commissioner HOLES L0NG TTS oMhe Pacific Coast Conference. Fry holed some long putts for blers, whose opponents have scored six noints to their 408" this season. They arc: Rcfrre J. j. Lynch (our birds which offset somewhat; iHolv Cross).

New Orleans- uninire six bogies, four of which were-madei are favored to beat the undefeated Fourth Air Force Fivers of March Field at the tomorrow on William Corbus Menlo'when he Mark had I Park, hejid linesman. James 124pot putts on the eighth. 12th and J. Tunney iLnvnla at r.os Aiiselesi.UBth and a nine-footer on "the 18th San Gabriel. Calif and field i for Ihe birds.

Hairy G. Mount lArmouri. Birminc-: Lowest round of the day was reg- one of the top service games of the year. But Major Schisslei's Flyers are expected lo Rive the men from ham. Ala.

stered by Slamnin' Sammy Snead a rough afternoon. With an eye to the strength of the massive line Schissler is basing of Hot Springs. who had a 35- 32-67, which gives him a 114-67-211 Continued Page 19-A, Col. 3 Hockey Results Bwton 5. Toronto .1, muin of his strategy, on Jack Jacobs, the Oklahoma Indian.

jacoos has been tossing passes HKe p-38s this year and has been OAKLAND OPEN GOLF SCORES well protected from rushers by the Harold McSpaden, Philadelphia 138-69 207 jMikf Demacsey, San 149-70 19 148-12220 Sgt. J. Fewler. Camp Roberts. 141-68-209 i Joe Mozel.

Portland. Ore. blocking of Vic Spadaccini, formerly of Minnesota. On the receiving end are two former Coast stars. Woody Strode of U.C.L.A.

and Hank Nr- Byron Nelson. Toledo. 1.18-72 216 J. Geertsen, Salt Lake CHV- 148-72-220 ziu l.nas. longaon, lacoma.

wasn. idu-u a 130-71 210 Barney Clark, Denver 148-73221 1 berg of Stanford. Ky Lafloon. Chicago Mark Fry, Oakland: Sam Snead. Hot Sam Byrd.

Detroit Geo. Schnelter. S. Lake City. Denny Shute.

Akron. The same will be carried on an Oakland radio station. C. Howard, 144-67-211 Rnroh Guldahl. San Dleso 145-77 2: 141-71-211 tllsworlh Vines.

Denver 1M-72 2J2 1-4-68 212 Jimmy Johnson, Detroit 149-74 223 141-71-14 Dewey Lonsworth, Oakland 15D-78 226 139- 73 -212 Chas. Sheppard. Omaha. Neb 15l)-'f622 Pat Patten. Orlnda 148-79227 141- 72 213 iEddle Josoph.

fiakland 150-77227 143-70 213 i Erie Monfl. Ll Angeles 149-78227 142- 72-214; Pat Markdvjpn. 150-78228 140- 74214 I Phil Newmeyer. Berkeley 148-81229 W. A.

Stackhouse. Seguln. Tex. Dodson, Kansas City. .1.

Hlnea. Amsterdam. N.Y...'.. Joe Zarhardt. Norrlstown.

PA. Man's Onyx Ring sot with triplo-tastod KAY Bonded Dlo. mond, txclusivly mounted by Stylocrost Fred J. Wood. Vancouver.

C. Seattle in Deal For Two Hurlers SEATTLE. Dec. 9. tflV-Th Se- Ted Longworth.

Portland. Ore. 144-71 215 Max McMurray. Oakland 150-81231 Geo. Failo.

Pine Valley. N.J. 215 I Earl Nagel. Oakland 150-81 331 Leonard Ott. Denver HS.70 "Kd, Wswowtkl, 14.1-72-215 1 pi.

jp San 148-7(1 si Bruce Coltart. Ahsecon. 14.V70 215. Port San Jn 14.1.1S Earl Fry. Alameda t46-69 215 1 c.

r-. m.n attic Rainiers of the" Pacific Coast League have swapped Pitcher Clarence Marshall to the New York Yankees for Pitchers Dick Hearne Willie Ooggin. W. Plain. Y.

I4rv7l -216 n-lnh Hall 14.7Wn IUY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS whikup. nan nniomo ex. 14.1-7 2 6 u. Kt n.rk.i.v Harry Baxter. Culw.

Ctv. 140-744 MrMittfm C. Gio-se Mich and John Bahich, the -Rainier management reported loday. A tmall iel.alt ill ald aar arlltl. ler Harold SaniDon.

San Fian C-auntt. Ardniote. OUIa 151-70221 14T--74 yn- 1 -77 H7-71 151.71"" nt-is Ihe was completed by Man i New Inn HmslIki- rim.l Chrlnmu, WfltJl'Xrfj 71 II Cov.rnm.nf Verrte Callison. Sacramento. l-H-71 -S17 Fn- FuiboI.

Detroit oi'tagnetin. San Fr-n. US-T0- Marl in San il Fred Blunrhi Oakland 140-78218 Fd McNeil'. Reno. Nev Carl Lovenen.

Merced t47-7l211iBanh Hoffman. Oakland Rger Bill Skiff. -now in New City following Ihe minor York Art Rell San league Wmisa. Ynnkrt. Y.

meeting at Buffalo. Marshall, young i.v-7 JImm-r Hinei of Anutertfcrm, N.Y.. at vise, does some work on a club In Sequoyah pro shop btlof teeing off in Oakland Open. At hit left Is home pro, Mark Fry. At hi right are Ed urgoL hot amaleur'from Detroit, and Charley Sheppard of Oakland.

Open doses today. nrnnrnv, fwiurKM. K.I. Bun Prnrttrton. Sarrflmfntn.

Bn Coltrin, Stm Franriro Tommy fenprfitt. Sarrnmrntn. I4H-71 21!) i 147-722191 uemngnam. right hander. was farmed out to Memphis of the Southern Association last season.

Joey RearVoodland. Calif 156-732" Fred Tapoero. Carol Weaver. Oakland 152-8123? Leo Phillips. Oakland 156-84240 cd Not).

Honolulu 142-77-219 Chuck Autan, Detroit 143-74219 A.