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1946 All -America Loop to Fix Playing Dates for -1 i ''irA -1 1 I 4 Jfs ti i i 5- t. I i I i I mas i I frfTfu; rfir 7b tr 4.. Bob Waterfield Given Most Valuable Palm Cleveland Rams' Brilliant Rookie Is Awarded Carr Trophy by Wide Margin Over Van Buren; Don Hutson, Two-Times Winner, Places Third By WALTER OVERS CHICAGO U.R) Bob Waterfield, the magic-fingered quarterback of the world champion Cleveland Rams, loday was named the National Football league's most valuable player for 1945. Waterfield's selection, by a wide margin over Halfback Steve Van Buren of the Philadel- Sports Roundup National League Planning to Aid N. Y.

Grid Giants Hottest Rassle With Other League Slated For Broadway Front By Sin FEDER (For Hugh Fullerton) NEW YORK (4') The National Football league apparently knows its hottest rassle with the new All-America pro eonferenco will rome here in New here Tim Mara's Giants will have Dan Topping's Yanks against Giants already have landed Frank Filchock, a pretty fair country chuckcr, from the Redskins. word is now other clubs in the loop'll probably let them have at least three more "name" players to boost their gate and gridiron power before next pigskinning Filchock, who was drawing from Washington, not only gets double that from the Giants but 'tis said he held out for a $3,500 bonus before signing up. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE How About a pitching roarh's spot for Oom Paul Derringer In the big leagues? was a great guy when had It Pals in these parts Mould like to see the California coaching job land In Frank Wickhorst's lap. I A 1 ml Snow Conditions is shewn Ohio State university Paul Bixler, who was O. named with his wife and five children in their home at Columbus, Ohio.

Children, left to right, 10 months; Jack, four years; Jar.e, six years, and Denny, eight. (AP Wirephoto) Siqn Alumni Officials Frank used to line-coach the I Hears before the war. and got out of the Navy Xmas week. isn't it about time baseball got Mickey Cochrane back in the big the iron mike belongs. TOUCHING ALL BASES Al Schacht's in the hospital having an ear operation and will turn to the rirah-ma for his baseball clowning later in a production with the tag 'Second Ens.

Alan Ford, the ex-Yale world record swimmer, got out of the Navy Thursday and figures on an air-conditioning job in Syracuse, N. Y. Thil, the bald cx-middleweight champ from France, is managing fighters around Paris now. Around and about you hear that Michigan will be awful tough in the Big Ten next grid New York boxing managers' guild is keeping an eye on the bid of those California wrestlers to organize a union If it works, they may try It themselves. For collective bargaining, Mr.

Jacobs? Gazette por East.west Battle Press Green Bay, Friday Bob Johnson, Jim Ford Named Captains of Graduate Teams Set to Clash In Basketball Contest On YMCA Court Saturday Evening In order to assure a fair deal for everyone concerned the officials for Saturday's classic F.ast-West alumni battle will be Larry Fitchett, a former Wildcat cage star, and Cy Simons, phia Eagles, climaxed a speelacu- lar first-year showing winch saw the former UCLA star switch from college to professional find-irons with talent to burn. The handsome, 2f-ycar-old Californian worked magic on the Cleveland Rams during 1945. When the big guy called the sig- i nals, the Rams rolled downfield. When he threw passes, the Rams i scored touchdowns. With his passing, punting and shrewd signal calling, Waterfield turned himself and the Rams into the "Cinderella" team of the year, leading them to nine victories in 10 league games and then to their first world championship with a 15 to 14 victory over the Washington Redskins.

11 First Place Votes On the ballots of 17 sports writers, Waterfield received 11 first place and Jive second place votes for 65 points, 38 more than fleet Steve Van Buren, who led the league in ground gaining. In third place behind Van Buren was End Don Hut-son of Green Bav, only two-time winner of the Joe Carr trophy, with It points, followed by veteran Sammy Baugh of Washington, with nine; Bunch's favorite pas target. Halfback Steve Bagar-us, with two, and Cleveland's standout gu.ird, Riley Mathe-son, also with two points. Waterfield exploded the myth that it takes two years for a col-lege star to gain sure footing on pro gridirons. A standout for UCLA in 1944, after being dis- charged from the Army, Bounc- ing Bob was named the most val- liable player in the East-West All-Star game that year.

This season, he reached the tops in four inch tosscr had one forte control. And as the Cubs went into the scries he was one of their hurling hopes. Over the baseball hill, sure, but still apparently good enough in a season where the quality was notable by its absence. Then, too, he was a tempered veteran who often had been tried and seldom found wanting, an iron-nerved guy who was the only '45 major leaguer to pitch in the World series for three clubs. But then the old control failed.

Those four straight pitches to Outlaw, forcing Mayo home, and that big, fat one to Richards, clearing the sacks, were tickets to Cub oblivion. General Manager James Gallagher gave him his unconditional release on the pretense of "giving more youngsters a chance." But you can bet the real reason was that fat pitch as big as a house which came sailing through the October sunlight, the one that Richards nudged into left field to win the 1945 World scries. I I I Team In Circuit Will Be Selected National League Is Not 'Interested' In Any Peace Overtures CHICAGO K'f) Club owners and other officials of th new All-America Football con fcrence planned a meeting today in Chicago, headquarters of the 25-ycar-old National Football league which has not formally recognized the organization as a major league grid rival. Chief business before the conference during a three-day meeting included selection of a 10th member and adoption of a playing schedule for the league's opening next fall. James H.

(Jimmy) Crowley, All America commissioner, said the 10th member's geographical location is likely to ligure in the setup of the playing dates. He named Kansas City, Dallas, New Orleans and Philadelphia among the leading bidders for the 10th franchise. Present members include New York, Brooklyn, Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Baltimore, San Francisco and Miami, Fla. Late Games in South In drafting an inaugural schedule it is expected that play will swing to the south and the west coast for late season games and New Orleans and Dallas were rated favorites over other applicants. F.arlier, the A 11 -America proposed a working agreement with the National league on a player selection system, similar to that between the major baseball leagues.

Any acceptance of peace overtures from the new league, however, was denied Thursday at the National league office. George Stnrkler, the National league's publicitor, said the "original announcements (of the All-America) were that we were starving the poor players and they were going to give them a living wage. They were all big philanthropists who were going to set i jhe boys free and make them in dependent Realize Tremendous Cost "Now they're beginning to realize it's costing them too much for players and they want to get together. Well, thank you, w-e're uoing nicely." The attitude of Elmer Lay-den, National Football league commissioner, a former back-field running mate of Crowley's at Notre Dame, has been that the All-America should not be lecognized until it actually starts playing. Just how much of a shooting war between the two leagues may develop from the present meeting is conjectural, however, since Crowley declined to say whether the new circuit wilt conduct a player draft of college seniors at the current session.

The National league holds its annual draft in New York next week. Most of the All-America entries have already signed college players, in addition to several acquired in "raids'" on established National league stars. Fight Results NEW YORK Lee Q. Murray, 2 1 1 1 2 South Norwalk, hnocked out Henry Jones, 210'i, New York (7). PHILADELPHIA Gene Burton, 138, New York, and Willie Cheatum, 133 'i, Philadelphia, drew, (8).

FALL RIVER, Mass. Joe Cur-cio, 147, Newark, N. T.K.O. Freddie Camuso, 150, Fall River, (6). PORTLAND, Me.

Steve Bel-lus, 133, Toronto, T.K.O. Eden Germane, 133, Portland, (6). Eddie Letorneau, ISO'z, Sanford, K.O. Johnny Mra, 154, Boston, (5). LOAN COSTS $6.56 6 Monthly Installment! to $1000 AND MORE It The first snow forecast for Wisconsin and Upper Michigan sportsmen was issued today by H.

H. Bomalaski, Weather bureau chief. Skiing and tobogganing conditions in Upper Michigan will not be favorable over the week end because of the 'thaw 1n progress now and which is expected to continue over night, Bomalaski said. Temperatures in the Land O'Lakes and Iron River areas averaged 22 degrees, and at Blaney Park, 31 degrees. There is be- tween 9 and 18 inches of snow covering these sport centers, and at Ishpeming, Marquette and Munising, Mich.

About 8 inches of snow is packed on the ski run at Sturgeon Bay, where skiing, tobogganing and skating facilities are in fairly good condition. The temperature there this morning was 2ft degrees. Similar conditions prevail at Wau-sau, which is covered by 13 inches of snow. Mild temperatures will continue over the week end, with a slight thaw in the extreme north central portions of Northwestern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, i alternating with possible freezing temperatures, producing a general icy condition. Rain is predicted for most of the section Saturday, and rain or snow Sunday.

pro football, succeeding Frankie Sinkwich of Detroit who won the Most Valuable Player award a year ago. The Carr trophy, which goes with the award, carried a slight jinx. The -only other "freshman" to receive the trophy was another Cleveland back, Parker Hall, in 1939. And after that one spectacular season, the former Mississippi star faded into obscurity never to regain his first-year stardom. Waterfield, with a new three-year contract at a reported a year, has plenty of time to whip that "jinx." It was Waterfield, beyond a doubt, who brought the Rams the 1945 title.

He had only to take his place in the lineup to send the team off to gains on plays that had failed for his substitute. Six feet, one inch and 190 pounds, he was rugged enougn to stay in xne lineup as long as he was needed, becoming the Rams' best pass defender. He hit B8 completions in 171 passing attempts for a .514 average and 1,609 yards. He pitched 16 touchdown passes to finish runner-up for the passing title jointly won by Sid Luckman of the Bears and Baugh. CHICAGO 'UR The Football league's most National valuable players: 1938 Center Mel Heln, New York Giants.

19.19 Halfback Parker Hall. Cleveland Rams. 1940 Halfback Ace Ptrker, Brooklyn Dodgers. 1941 End Don Hutson, Green Hay Packers. 1942 F.nd Don Hutson, Green Bay Tackers.

1943 Quarterback Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears. 1944 Halfback Frank Sinkwich, Detroit Lions. 1945 Quarterback Bob Water-field, Cleveland Rains. i Baltimore Cage Team Manager Lashes at Sheboygan Redskins BALTIMORE, Md. A Jake Embry, president of the Baltimore Thp BulIeU manaficr als0 de Bullets, an American Basketball clared that 1ne Baltimore club league team Thursday night ac- hgd f(Jund hjm a job in BaUimore cused the management of the basketball had a COmmis- Sheooygan Redskins National i sioner as js the case of baseball league club of high handed pro- iE declared, "Novak would be Sports Parade BigFat Pitch Derringer Gave Richards In Series Ended Him It Went for Double and Gave Tigers 5-0 Lead In That Crucial Last'Title Game By OSCAR FRALEV NEW YORK tU.Ri It was a nice, fat pitch that looked 8S big as a house as it came sailing through the October sunlight at Wrigley field with a slim Texas man gloating over tha prospects.

A second later it was skidding along the grass in left field as the three runs which won are: Bill, two years old Susan, Devils on tne grsairon ana court, the l.MCA couit beginning at gucss at the game. Special seating errangements will be made so that partisans of either team may sit together to cheer their favorites. As an added feature the ronimittee has lined up an intermission game between the Junior Leaders' club and th Lay Staff, including boys 12 and 13 years in their lineups. The to teams have split even in four games played to date and both are anxious to pain the margin in wins. Several of the graduates from both high schools played on service teams during their stay with the armed forces.

Jim Gerhard appeared with the local Coast Guard unit a couple of years ago, competing in the Men's league as well as playing with the unit team. Bob Johnson and George Forst were teammates on the 121st Field Artillery team the 32nd division which played the South Pacific circuit. Both returned in time to play in the Northeastern Wisconsin tournament conducted at the last spring. War Veterans Play Dick Johnson, third of a long line of Johnsons who have worn the Red and White of East high, was a member of the 17th Airborne division team which copped the divisional league championship in France last year. Wayne Vorphal competed in the Air Base league at Sioux Falls, S.

D. Cletus Conard played at Keesler Field, Texas and Bill Burch played air base basketball while stationed in the Aleutian islands for several years. Nominal admission prices will prevail for Saturday's game. Interest is growing in this event which is the first of its kind in Green Bay sports history. ceaure in retusing to release Mike Novak to Baltimore Novak, brilliant 6 foot 9'i inch center, was to have transferred to Baltimore Jan.

1, Embry said. The Baltimore manager said that M. G. Brinkman president of the Redskins, wired him that Novak's contract stipulated that he could not play with any other team in the country. Embry issued a statement in which he asserted that Novak, who has a wife and three children, would have been paid two and a half times as much by Baltimore as he receives from Sheboygan.

Prep Court Exploits Wisconsin's Favorite Winter Indoor Sport Back To Normal Status; State Meet Nine Weeks Away Evening, Jan. 4, 1946 in Baltimore lineup tonight. Embry charged that the Nation- al league "has repeatedly raided our league for players" and said "if the National league wishes to declare an all-out war with the American league, that suits us just fine." Hilltop Thinclads Drill MILWAUKEE ii Athletic Director Conrad M. Jennings of Marquette university has taken charge of the Hilltop track squad and begun practice for the 1946 indoor campaign. WEST DE PERE.

after losing its opener, went on to eop five straight as Center Joe Schadrie shovced the way with point accumulations of 24. 22 and 19 in three succet-sive frays. RACINE PARK'S recent 30-25 win over Racine Horlick gave Coach Clark Van Galder's quint a 24-12 edge in their all-time Big Eight conference and regular season rivalry. Horlick holds only one victory since 1939. When Be-loit downed Horlick, 61-45, several weeks ago, the total of 196 points registered a new loop record.

Last of Boutelles CLYDE, freshman center, is the last of three Boutelle brothers to for Coach Walter Jonas at Lake Geneva High school. Similarly, Doug Gerber, regular forward, is No. 3 of another family of athletes at the same school. Jonas is mentoring the Lakers for the 17th season. F.D F.GDORF'S 148 points in eight games places the Clinton Center High on the list of outstanding state scorers.

His offensive work included a 30 point barrage against Palmyra. VP NORTH. Solon High vcnt scoreless during the first half to lose to Poplar, 35-7. COACH DON WILSON'S Clayton Bears, unbeaten and averaging 50 points a tilt in the Lakeland conference, clash tonight with another undefeated five, Cumberland, leader of the Heart O' the North circuit. Name Is No Joke SUPERIOR CENTRAL boosts wno periormea lor tne Kea The game will be played on 8:15 o'clock.

Players for both teams are pretty well set although the West team could use a few more men in its lineup. There is still time to contact the physical de- partment if other former Wildcat cagers would like to participate in I the first annual East-West alumni i tilt. The services of Vernon An- derson and Tom Bennett are es- rwariallv unufht hv th Wilrirat aggregation. Recent additions to the East lineup include Warren Todd, forward on the 1942 and '43 squads and Loren Saindon, a reserve on the same teams. Bob Bennie, rugged guard of the 1942 club also is set for action Saturday evening.

Bob Johnson will captain the Red Devil grads while Jim Ford is set to handle the West squad. Varsity, Coaches Invited The committee in charge of the event has invited the varsity players and coaches of both East and West High schools to be their one setback in seven tussles Luck, boss club in the Northwest Wisconsin Border conference, dropped one game in six Superior East, after leading Proctor at the half, 21-15, went scoreless in the last two quarters r.nd lost, East lost three games by a total margin of six points, and had a string of 24 straight free throws missed. DICK AXNESS of Ashland has been averaging 23 points a game to help keep his team atop the Wisconsin-Michigan conference. College Basketball Northwestern 61, Brigham Young 41. Great Lakes 52, Bowling- Green 50.

Iowa Seahawks 53, South Dakota State 44. Camp Grant (111) 36, St. Louis U. 33. Harlem Globe Trotters 53, Iowa Wesleyan 41.

Westminster 76, St. Francis 48. Duke 52, University of South Carolina 36. Wyoming: 57, Long Island V. 42.

Des Smith Is Released From Oshkosh All-Stars OSHKOSH, Wis. (JV) Lon Darling, manager of the Oshkosh All Stars, announced today that Des Smith, former University of Wisconsin basketball star who has played with the Oshkosh squad for the last two seasons, has been released from the team. Darling said Smith, who is sightless in one eye, was leaving the professional ranks to enter the jewelry business in Milwaukee. tha 1945 World series were adding up at the plate. That was the pitch which today had handsome, natty Paul Derringer answering baseball's help wanted ads.

He Was Ail Through Then All in all, "Oom Paul" lasted one and two-thirds innings in that seventh and final game of the World series last fall. And after that one big pitch to Paul Rich-ardJ he still had seven more men to face. But right at that moment he grooved the giant killer to the slim Richards, Derringer might just as well have walked out of the ball park for keeps. Bight then he was through. So were the Cubs, for after Richards leaned into the fat one they were trailing 5-0 and the Tigers coasted to a 9 to 3 victory.

To the disappointed Cubs It was Derringer who was at fault. He had walked out to the wind-whipped mound with two on base and one run home and the Cub hopes still valiantly alive. Hank Greenberg sacrificed and It was one away. Roy Cullenbine wbi walked intentionally to fill the bases and Rudy York popped for the second out. Then came the tipoff, for Jimmy Outlaw walked on four straight pitches to force Mayo home.

Yet, the Cubs still were in there, with two down and only two home. Damage Was Done Then came that big, fat one. It winged down the groove and f'ichards laced a double that leared the bases. Hal Newhouser rolled out to retire the side but the damage was done. And so, as far as the Cubs were concerned, was Derringer.

He was still in there in the second inning, but everybody knew that the ball game and the series was over. So it was anti-climactic when, with two out, Doc Cramer singled and again "Oom Paul's" control got out of hand. Greenberg and Cullenbine both walked to fill the bases and then York, too, walked to force home another run. That was all for" Derringer. And when the 38-year-old Kentuckian took that long; disconsolate walk to the showers he must have known he was making his last appearance in a Cub uniform.

He didn't have a bad year as the Cubs nailed down the pennant. His control held good through the gruelling months of the flag chase as he won Ifi games 11 losses'. The six fool, By JACK BURKE MADISON, Wis. (IP) Badger rtate basketball, prep variety, in its early season play appeared to be enjoying a normal season, replete again with the color, showmanship and competition which makes it Wisconsin's favorite winter sport. Quintets primed themselves for conference opposition but maintained a sharp eye on their cage rainbow the state tournament at Madison just nine weeks away.

Early campaign standouts included: Average 61 Points The high scoring exploits of Monroe's who have amassed eight straight victories and 49.1 points for a game mark of 61.615 on offense while holding the opposition to 214 points, an average of 26.75 each start. In addition, Coach Howie Sharp's five, crown favorites in Southern Ten loop predicting, scored S7 points against Brodhead to set a new high. Wousau Is Toppled WISCONSIN RAPIDS, winner over Waukesha and Shorewood in holiday double-headers, also garnered prep acclaim by toppling Wausau recently for the first time since 1938. The Red Raiders are tied with Stevens Point for Wisconsin Valley conference leadership with five triumphs Tom Fermanich, rangy Antigo pivotman, paces the circuit point-makers with 77, and committed but four fouls in five engagements. APPLETON set a Fox River Valley wheel single game scoring mark when it bounced Oshkosh, 64-39.

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