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Packers Hunter, SoteesvF lectin aim Top Tackles, Fleet HB A Slammed Door Packers' First Six 1954 Draft Picks: wt. 249 First Green Bay Picks Knights Lose Star Forward' 190 2t0 210 Press-Gazette Drawn Name School Pos. Ht. 1 HUNTER, Art Notre Dame -2 lx SWITZtR, Very Kansan state HB' 5-U 2 FLECK, Bob Syracuse 3 TIMBERLAKE, Geo i USC 8-1 3x ALLMAN. Tom fl.

Va. KB 4 McGBB, Max Tulanr MB 8-3 Acquired from New York Giants in 1933 trade of Arnold Galiffa. -Acquired from Baltimore Colt In 1953 trade of Dick Flowers. Bays Also Choose Timberlake, USC Guard; Brown Wins Bonus Draw, Snap Up Garrett By ART DALEY PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Strengthening themselves where For Ripon Go they were weakest in 1953, the Green Bay Packers today Dziezkowski Out With Broken Finger BY JACK YUENGER grabbed off last season two most prized college tackles and a swift halfback in the first two rounds of the National Football league's annual draft meeting in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel here.

Dean Dziezkowski, effective After the talent-laden Cleve Green Bay, Thursday Evening, Jan. 28, 1954 land Browns had won the bonus choice and snapped up quarterback Bob Garrett of Stanford, St. Norbert college forward and growing defensive stalwart, may be lost to Coach Al Skat for Saturday night's home stand against the Redmen of Ripon college. employed at end by Notre Dame Coach Frank Leahy because of his speed, stands 6-2 and scales 240 pounds. Fleck, who plays middle guard on defense and will be the biggest the Packers the Packers se- ft fe.

1 lected Art The Dean suffered a broken in- Scoring Aces To Duel In East -Red men Test Hunter, Notre have had at that position since de finger on his left hand a week ago when he slammed a locker door on it. The finger was edequately protected in the Milwaukee State game of a week ago, but aggravation has caused Ed Neal, also is 6-2 but carries 260 pounds. Explaining why he had passed Dame giant rated as the No. 1 collegiate tackle in the nation, as their first pick. over Kentucky's 'highly regard it swell and become more ed Steve Meihnger, Blackbourn Then, col said, "I feel that Switzer will do painful.

lecting a fat Red Devils Ranked Eighth by WIAA; Kimberly Now First MADISON, Wis. (JP) Kimber Despite the finger handicap, dividend on a Five of First 15 Paired; Rand Takes Over East-West Top By LEE REMMEL If Friday night's East High- us more good. Judging by the films of last year's games, the Dziezkowski was among the St. trade with the Norbert rebound leaders last New York Packers were hurt because they Giants last fall, lacked a really fast back. Meil Saturday night when the Knights upset Milwaukee State, 73-63.

they acquired inger is a fine iootball player but he couldn't help us in that ly and Stratford emerged today as leaders of weekly Big and Little 16 rankings of high school basketball teams in Wisconsin. the Giants' Brown The Milwaukee sophomore net first choice. ted four buckets and four free respect." halfback Veryl Switzer of Kan-1 throws for 12 points, before leav The Packers were able to land The listings are compiled by ing the contest midway in the a Wisconsin Interscholastic Ath both Hunter, and Fleck because Sheboygan Central here were not already enough of a "natural," it today was discovered that one-third of the Fox River Valley Conference's scoring elite will be featured when the Red Devils and Redmen take the floor at commodious Washington Junior HI? 4 third quarter. sas State. New York earlier naa dealt defensive halfback Val Joe Walker to Packers under terms of the Galiffa deal.

letic Assn. state tournament pub 151 only one other tackle was chosen in the first two rounds. He Skat has been fostering a fur licity committee. 1 (t With 11 straight victories, was Dick Chapman of Rice In In the second round, Head rowed brow for several other reasons beside the questionable playing status of his handy second year man. The mid-semester High School gymnasium.

Kimberly moved ahead of Green Bay East, which dropped to eighth place in the listings of Coach Lisle (Liz) Blackbourn made off with an unexpected prize, Bob Fleck, huge Syracuse BOB GARRETT No less than five East-Central stitute, drafted by the World Champion Detroit Lions. The Packers bypassed Chapman after they learned that he is independently wealthy and an atom performers who will be involved tackle. He and Hunter were bigger school teams. Unranked Manitowoc, a member of the Fox examination marks are yet to be tallied, and there is always the possibility of consequent ineligibility for some member of the roster. River Valley conference, whip ic physicist and thus prob rated the finest in the country at their positions and Black-bourn hadn't expected Fleck to last out the first round.

ably would not be interested in ped East last weekend, 53-47. in the upcoming duel for first place, that is, rank among the Valley's top 15 scorers, according to figures released today by Conference Statistician Ctrl Fiedler of Sheboygan. A 65-61 licking by Stratford playing pro football. One member of the 1953-54 NFL Won't Appeal Cquri TV Decision cost Cochrane, which had won 15 Continuing their search for talent to bolster the line, the Packers picked George Timber- in a row, a second consecutive CLEVELAND'S. SUCCESS in the bonus draw came as no sur traveling squad announced today that he won't be around for second semester competition.

He is freshman Ray Birch, the All- week atop the Little 16. Five other Big 16 teams, Cud- lake, University of Southern California euard. in the third prise here. It merely followed the pattern of previous years in ahy, Tomah, Waupun, Witten round. berg and West De Pere, encount which the "haves' invariably State Catholic guard from Superior.

Birch indicated he is! By HUGH FULLERTON Jr. Green Bay's fourth selection was fullback Tom Allman of the ered defeat this past week. have come up with the plum, much to the dismay of the "have transferring to Superior State, in PHILADELPHIA (IP) After Kimberly is the only Big 18 school without at least one de his own back yard, for personal West Virginia's 1954 Sugar Bowl eleven and the fifth was Max one long and expensive court nots. reasons. room exDerience.

the owners of feat this campaign. A year ago, the San Francisco While Birch hadn't been used the 13 National Football Leaguel The rankings in order: McGee, Tulane halfback. Allman, 6 feet and 210 pounds, reportedly is an excellent block Forty Niners hit the jackpot and too exnsively by Skat because Bit 16 Klmberlv (11-0): Suoerior clubs dont want to be dragged Three of these, alas and alack, belong to Friday night's visitors. Chief among them is Central's polished senior forward, Bob Krause, an all-conference choice in the 1953 WIAA state tonrna-ment at Madison. Krause is runner-up in the FRVC individual race with 161 points, only three off the pace set by leader Dale Fischer of Manitowoc.

One of his teammates, Al Grohskopf, is a newcomer to this select group. Grohskopf, lost in the scoring shuffle early in the season, since has been shifted from forward to guard by Coach Carl Huebner in an effort to Central (8-1): Waukesha (10-1): Wau- took Harry Babcock, Georgia end. In 1952, then champion Los oi his inexperience, he was a Into court again over television iV if 1 -fr- ten) It I A A I -V- si filV er and good pass receiver. McGee, a rangy 6-3, 200-pounder, handy reserve and gave promise watosa (11-1); Tomah Stevens Point (11-1); Cudahy (10-1); Green Angeles Rams came up with of definite potential as a college That's why Commissioner Bert Bell has refused to discuss TV restrictions with representatives Bill Wade. The year before, competitor.

the New York nay east (io-i); MilwauKee south (9-1); Lake Geneva (10-1); Madison Wisconsin High (9-1); Ripon (10-2); La Crosse Logan (10-1); Eau Claire (6-4); St. Croix Falls (13-1), and The absence of Birch will Giants, at that of the National Collegiate Ath letic Assn. throw even greater weight upon time battl Waupun (10-1). is considered an outstanding pass receiver and Blackbourn says he will be converted to offensive end to fill the hole left by the departure of Clive Rush, who today signed as an assistant coach at Dayton University. the small cluster of varsity men Big 16 special menUon Antigo ing the Browns for the East- (lu-zi; BiacK itiver rails uu-u Bloomer (10-2): Colfax (10-1): Dela now carried by St.

Norbert. The latter has progressed noticeably each week under the watchful It also is why the club owners decided unanimously yesterday that they would not appeal the ruling handed down by Judge Allan K. Grim of the U. S. Dis van (10-1); Hurley (fl-1); Menasha fy 111 1 (10-3): Sheboygan Central (9-3) The Packers acquired Allman eye of Skat and his able assist West De Pere (10-1), and Wittenberg (12-1).

nee pionship annu- capitalize on Grohskopf deadly from the Baltimore Colts in pay Little 16 Stratford (11-1); High trict Court last fall. set shot. The move has paid rich dividends for he now ranks 12th ment for quarterback Dick ally, landed Kyle Rote and ant Bill Reed. Heading into the Ripon clash, the Knights own'a ten win, eight loss record. land (13-0): Brodhead (13-0); Uoch' rane (15-1): New Lisbon (13-1); Ce The possibility of an appeal with 97 points.

was discussed at a special ses in 1950, the Flowers, traded to the Colts last fall. The Packers' own fourth pick went to Washington for Woodruff-Arbor Vitae (11-1); Bowler (12-0); Westfield (11-0); Salem (12-2); Racine County Aggies (13-1); Cuba Lions picked sion prior to today's start of the annual "draft" of college play off Leon Hart, halfback Johnny Papit. They al City (11-2); Greenwood (11-1): Fall Hornets Bow The other member of the Central trio is burly Jack Meyer, center-forward, who rides in 15th place with 77. In rebuttal, the Red Devils can The already Creek (11-2). and Wilton (10-2), ers.

After hearing their lawyers explain the decision, the 'club so will lose their sixth choice to Little IS" special mention Alma (11-3); Campbellsport (12-2); Clear the Detroit Lions exchange quarterback -rich Cleveland owners agreed to abide by it and Lake (9-2); Elroy (11-2); Gillett Lattner "amended a couple sections of team took Gar (10-3); Hortonvllle (10-3); La Farge (12-3); New Holstein (9-3); Soldiers submit their familiar one-two punch, Tom Rand and Ken Mon-son. Rand, who has regained fo tackle Gus Cifelli, who came to Green Bay during the 1953 season. the league constitution to make To Wausau Grove (11-3): Walworth (10-3), and rett apparently either as insurance for the aging Otto Graham it conform. Washburn (10-1). The government had filed an or as trade bait to strengthen HUNTER ONLY the third antitrust suit against the league other positions.

Speculation al' East-West leadership in this department, stands ninth with 109 points but is being pressed by Monson, who has 107. By MORT WRIGHT player in Notre Dame history to play three positions in three ready is rife here that Coach on the grounds that its rules restricting radio and television 'Gophers Missed Chance To Land I The Green Bay Hornets twice Paul Brown will deal away Two other topflight Valley blew a one-goal lead Wednesday; broadcasts were in restraint of years, and the mountainous Fleck are figured to give the Packers help where they need it night as they drooped their fifth trade. either Grahams understudy, George Ratterman, or Garrett before the start of the 1954 sea- Judge Grim's ruling was that Fox Valley Hockey League WUIcintnn Srrihf match to the Wausau Vets, 6 to JUUC most at offensive tackle, teon. 4, at the Fisk Park Rink 1 4 4 pointmakers will be involved in West High's appearance at Sheboygan North. The host Golden Raiders' Jim Repphun, as a matter of fact, is tied with Apple-ton's John Stark for sixth place at 110 points.

Olson Answer to Repphun The defeat erased any playoff Oddly enough, three of the other four teams (Pittsburgh, Chicago Cardinals and Balti Another prime requisite, in Blackbourn's estimation, was a speedy halfback and he feels that he has him in Switzer, DULUTH, Minn. (IP) Reidar Lund, executive sports editor of the Duluth Herald and News-Tribune said in his Wednesday it was permissible to protect the gate receipts of a game by blacking out the immediate area in which it was being played. But the NFL cannot control radio broadcasts, nor can it restrict television into a club's home ter plans that the Hornets might have had, Needing a fourth more) engaging in the bonus place to qualify for the confer grab needed quarterbacks to tabbed a 190-pound "Buddy Young." The 5-11 Kansas State column the University of Minne ence tournament, the Bays had The Wildcats offensive answer strengthen their clubs. All were to have a victory over the Wau sota has muffed a chance to land Oklahoma's Bud Wilkinson as its ritory when that club is away, Negro was far and away outstanding running back in the sau sextet to qualify. head football coach.

on record as seeking a passer and all were far below Cleveland in the standings last season. The effect of the changes in the league's TV rule is to put all East-West Shrine game at San Wausau's George Corey opened to Repphun is Lance Olson. The sophomore standout, absent from the top ten for the first time this season as the result of a total 12-point production in his Francisco New Year's Day. Lund declared that Minnesota athletic director Ike Armstrong territory except that within the scoring in the first period, tallying unassisted. Jim Wagner Timberlake, a 6-1, 220-piund THE CARDINALS, winners of of Green Bay tied the score at Top Two Art Hunter, top, All-American tackle from Notre Dame, and Veryl Switzer, speedy halfback from Kansas State and star of the recent East-West Shrine game, were the first two players taken by the Packers in the annual draft at Philadelphia today.

Hunter, 6-2 240-pound defensive star was the number one draft choice. Switzer, 5-11 190-pounder, was originally picked number one by the New York Giants. The Giants, however, owed the Packers their number one choice as payment for quarterback Arnold Galiffa. The Packers also obtained defensive halfback Val Joe Walker earlier in the same trade. is being hamstrung by the unl versity administration.

specimen, starred for Southern California against Wisconisn in only one game last season and in dire need of a quarterback, last two outings, now is 11th with 101. In Minneapolis, Armstrong the 10-minute mark on a pass from Tom Tochterman and Mort Wriaht. Then, with Pat Murnhv the 1953 Rose Bowl game. He is Steve Radke, Oshkosh giant 75-mile radius of where a game actually is being played up for grabs. But the club owners indicated that they hardly expected anyone to try to televise an "outside" game into a club's territory when that club was tele a veteran of three seasons in the grabbed Arkansas' Lamar Mc-Hann as their No.

1 choice when the draft got under way. commented: "I don't believe any athletic director ever has re serving two niinutes for charg Trojan varsity. ceived better support or coopera- ing, Norm Florey skirted the Bay In Hunter and Fleck, Black' Baltimore Colts picked who led the race in the early weeks of the campaign, present! occupies the No. 3 slot with 160 and teammate Larry Swanson is fourth with 145. Fond du Lac's defense to put the Vets ahead 2tion'" bourn acquired 500 pounds of vising an "away" game there, Francis (Cotton) Davidson, Baylor quarterback.

The university is seeking a to 1, with the assist going to tackle. Hunter, who was once Surveys have indicated that most fans prefer to watch their Huntington. Then the Chicago Bears named Tom Puis ranks fifth with 125. I With only two seconds left in Monson and Fischer have bom club. Stan Wallace, University of Illinois back.

Sports Cocktails: Hoosiers Could the stanza Wagner got his second goal to tie the score once again. Pittsburgh, selecting sixth, compiled the most effective free throwing records. The East forward has converted on 47 of 65 successor to replace Wes Fesler, who resigned in December. ARMSTRONG today also denied emphatically any move to de-emphasize athletics at the! university. He said the university would continue to pursue a "strong, nabbed Notre Dame's great All- Bireley Keglers Write New Record Top 'Cats, Says Tom Tochterman was given the assist.

This play sent the squads into the first rest period tied at 2-all. TURN TO EAST-WEST, PAGE 21 America back, Johnny Lattner, long regarded as one of the top choices. Minnesota Coach The 10 minute mark of the Milwaukee Finally Washington followed with the OSHKOSH, Wis. (IP) The Bireley five-man squad in the selection of Steve Mailinger, a CHICAGO (U.R Cach Ozzie vigorous, substantial athletic program as long as it's within the framework of Big Ten Wins Hockey Tilt second period saw the Green and Gold take the lead as Dale Vanerman sent the puck into the Kecreation Classic league re back and end at Kentucky. Cowles of Minnesota, whose bas Pack Dealt Blow by Signing Of Rush as Dayton U.

Aide Blackbourn 'Planned on Him To Play Plenty Of End Next Canada Bids for U. S. Stars By ART DALEY Press-Gazette Sports Editor PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Packer Coach Lisle Blackbourn re The third Notre Dame player ketball team has lost to both wrote the local bowling record book Wednesday night with a team series that set an ill-time net on a nice pass from Jim chosen in the first round went to That was in rebuttal to the Philadelphia Eagles who Kentucky and Indiana, said today that the defending national drafted fullback Neil Worden. city high, a state high for the season and the fourth highest Wagner.

At the 16 minute mark, Wausau's Ed Kijek pounced on Bob Huntington's's rebound and slammed it into the nets to knot the count for the second time. The first round was complet champion Hoosiers would beat MILWAUKEE (IP) The 1,500 fans who turned out at the Arena Wednesday night were treated to a rare event the Milwaukee Chiefs won an International Hockey League game. The Chiefs, paced by wingman Nick Hill with two goals, were never headed as they defeated the Fort Wayne Komets, 5-3. ed by: total in the nation with 3,472. In the process, two team mem' cnarge i uesuay uy jjave who resigned as chairman of a regional club at Rochester.

Allison said he could "smell a trend toward the fate of the University of Chicago." Chicago dropped out of the Big Ten before World War II. Los Angeles Rams' selecting the undefeated Wildcats should the two teams ever play. Tochterman gave Green Bay the Ed Beatty, Mississippi center; bers rolled honor counts and only one game of the 15 in San Franciscos choice of ceived an unexpected blow last night when the news broke that end Clive Rush had been signed as an assistant coach under Hugh Devore at Dayton University "Kentucky wouldn't be able the series dropped below 200. Maryland's star quarterback, edge once again, scoring with only 30 seconds left in the period. The period ended with the Bays leading 4 to 3.

Bernie Faloney; i "We had planned on him to play plenty of end next fall, to handie that height," he said. "Indiana's got that Schlundt and Kentucky hasn't anybody to take care of him. Cleveland pick of John Bau The Bireley mark erased the previous city record of 3,384 set by the Goebbel'j tea during the 1939-40 season, and the current itate high of 3,316 by the Wis er, Illinois guard, and the cham pion Detroit Lions' choice of "If Schlundt was out of there, Richard Chafman, a tackle from Rice Institute. In the third frame, the walls came tumbling down at the two minute point. George Florey counted for the second time of the evening pulling his team even again.

George Roneck, Wausau's stellar defenseman, put consin Bridges of Milwaukee. then it would be a different game. Both teams have speed Arnie Zuelke hit lines of 221, WORKING WITH Blackbourn and shooting and defense. But 245 and 248 for 714 in the series, and Matt Muza 238, 224 and 247 what can you do -about that big for 709. Other members: Bob and maybe some defensive nalfbacking," Liz said, adding 'looks like we'll have to go for an end now fairly early in the iraft that's one position we weren't worrying about." As if the news from Dayton wasn't oad enough, Blackbourn had just heard a talk by Bob Sny-ier, the National league's Man-Against-Canada, at Wednes-iay night's meeting.

Snyder told the delegates that Canadian clubs had contacted and made offers to just about every top football player in the country This pointed up to guy. He's six-nine or six-ten or something, and he's a good basketball player." at the Packer table were Scout Jack Vainisi, Assistant Coaches Tom Hearden and Ray McLean, General Manager Verne Lewel-len and President Russ Bogda. twice within two minutes as Pulzer 205, 280 and 212 for 697; sisted by Norm Florey. I wy Vic Boeder 195, 206 and 290 for Cowles said that he rated In i The match from a fans view 691, and Rudy Nigle 213, 234 anti A Press, radio and TV repre 214 for 661. diana as the best team in the nation without question, and added that the Hoosiers were "better sentatives also sat in on the session for the first time in NFL history.

point, was the finest played on Bay ice this season. Only three penalties were called throughout the entire game and both squads put on a fine exhibition of hard skating. than last year." It Will Cost You LESS To Buy and To Drive '54 Plymouth 4 Door Sedan DELIVERED Including Air Conditioning, Directional Lights LIBERAL TRADE IN ALLOWANCE Rush Gain Blackbourn that the Packers might possibly have to bid against "anadian teams for the players they want, which reminds of the war against the All-American conference. This Canadian thing la fn a minnr crola rtf enured sit.Apt.nn GREEN BAT Patton Wright 1) P-G Ski School To Open With Indoor Session Friday Night WAUSAU Schneider Corda Roneck N. Florey G.

Florey Huntington wu.dv, irMb vucaiiuii uut ua i Oettingcr In the last i Murphy uie nui uiei nei 3 iuuiu pussiuiy nun uie raiKers Mooney Desotell The ninth annual Press-Ga snow for the opening weekend's instruction! zette Free Ski School will open Green Bay parej Motlff, Van Erman, Tochterman, ar-rell. Wausau uparet Soukiip, No-wak, Drager, Clemmenti, Kijek. Green Bay 2 4 Wausau 2 1 Final announcement on the started. Coach Paul Brown had arranged specific meetings with the other four bonus-eligible clubs (Green Bay, Baltimore, Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh) for the purpose of talking trade. That would indicate what outdoof classes will be made in with an Indoor session at 7:30 Friday evening at the Besumont four years of Canadian war, the Packers have lost only one top-drawer draft choice Bob Gain, the Kentucky tackle who was the Bays' No.

1 pick In 1950 Gain never should have been allowed to get away. Reportedly, the difference between Green Bay and the Canadian club was only $500 Blackbourn in giving considerable thought to theA problem of signing these players "Once we draft 'em. hotel. All prospective students are urged to attend this opening presumably looking for a job the Press-Gazette and on Station WJPG Friday. Some outstanding sound movies have been secured for showing at Friday night's class which class period.

Officials are still looking today Mr. Brown thinks of Mr. Garrett The Packers have seven representatives at the 1954 parley. Besides Coach Blackbourn will give the class pictorially an Commissioner Bert Bell gave out some lovely attendance figures last night. In 72 league games last fall, the league drew a record 2,164,585 fans an increase of 112,459 over 1952.

The in- for an area where outdoor; clases may be held this week end. The public skiing area at Baird's Creek is in poor shape. All of the there are President Rubs Bogda, General Manager Verne Lewel- idea of the fundamentals which will be taught during the outdoor sessions. In addition there will be in CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH 1508 S. Broodwoy Dial HEmlock 5-7543 The winner of the bonus choice is in another story but it is in- Tom crease boiled down to 5.2 per len, Assistant Coaches new snow which came Tuesday night' blew right off the slopes "That takes care of River Road struction on such indoor subjects as adjustment of equipment, Webb Road, Sharwill Road and there, but it is hoped that some cent or 1,500 per game.

The '53 mark represents an increase of 45 per cent since 1945. Pro football is here to stay1 teresting to note how the Browns Hearden and Rey McLean, Scout felt about Bobby Garrett, the I Jack Vainisi and Attorney F. N. great Stanf-d quarterback, lastjTrowbridge. Gene Ronzani, for-night 12 hours before the draftlmer Packer head coach, is here, Sylvan Road now, how about secluded area can be found waxing of skies, proper clothing, one for Alntree Road!" where there will be sufficient etc.

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