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West Virginia Sports Section Dec. 21, 1948 Pngc 13 NO GRID PEACE AS NFL INSISTS ON OWN TERMS By RALPH BERNSTEIN PHILADELPHIA, (7P)--The. pro football'war continued today with the National Football league insisting on itsvpwn terms and the All-America conference rejecting peace-at any price. After 12 hours of what was described as harmonious and friendly discussion yesterday, it was dis- Records Fall At Cow Palace 61 To 58 Comics, Radio, Classifi closed that a the NFL wanted was the AAC's two best teams. Arthur (Mickey) McBrlde.

owner of the AAC champion Cleveland Browns--talking straight' from the shoulder--said the NFL offered to take his franchise and the San Francisco Forty-Niners into a 12- team league. But the AAC representatives had their own Ideas of ho'w to-solve the three-year grid war. that has forced many clubs' in both leagues to lose money. Two Circuits McBrlde and Ben Lindhelmer, of the AAC Los Angeles Dons, told reporters after last night's unprecedented get-together of the- two leagues, that they proposed two circuits composed 'of 14 teams. The AAC group would like to add Brecheen Top Hurler Of NL By MILTON RICHMAy NEW YORK, Dec.

21. (U.PJ-- Ssuthpay. Harry Brecheen of the St. Louis Cardinals, today was given the official stamp of approval as the National league's outstanding hurler for 194S, The determined little' 34-year-old veteran fashioned both the league's best earned run -average and won- lost percentage during -last season. Brecheen won 20 games for the first time in his seven year'career, lost only, seven for-a ,741 percentage, and turned run average of 2.24, according to league statistics.

In addition, the 5 foot, 10 inch, 160-pound veteran from Broken Bow, racked, up the most strikeouts. 149, and paced the circuit in shutouts with seven. Pressing Brecheen- for -earned laurels, among pitehers who SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. (U.R1 --Two win streaks were shattered last night as Stanford beat Michigan and St.

Mary's subdued in axbasbetball doubleheader. Yale 74-69 In a basketball double- undefeated records into the games, but the fighting westerners turned back both eastern clubs. St. Mary's-Yale'gamc saw i completed, at least 10: games was Pretty And Pretty Good, Too three Cow Palace records crossed off the books and another tied as Yale's Tony Lavelli put on a. magnificent scoring demonstration-for the losers.

Lavelli dropped in 2S points for one new mark and tossed 12 free throws out of 13 at- their. San Francisco, Cleveland, i cm ts to erase another standard. Los Angeles and Baltimore fran- ti Mary's 74 points tied the pre chises to the present 10-team NFL, dividing the clubs into seven-team American and National loops. Under the AAC. plan, owners of the remaining teams in their league would be given an opportunity to merge or buy into going franchises, Details of how this would be done not announced.

NFL'Commissioner Bert Bell and his club owners would- have none of this. They were adamant in their demand for Cleveland and San Francisco and nothing else. Baltimore and Los Angeles in the All-America league were the particular bones of contention, Seorge Preston Marshall, owner of the NFL Washington Redskins was reported very cold on admitting Baltimore--only 60 miles -away from his money-making-Redskins. Meeting Fails want Baltimore for? We'-'have enough of our own vious one-club high for the court and the combined total of 143 topped a fourth Cow Palace mark. Frank Kudelka and Joe Flahaven, with 20 and 20 points for St.

Gaels, paced the underdog westerners to victory in the scc- cond game after Stanford fought from behind to edge the Big Nine champions in the opener. Guard Dave Davidson was Stanford's big gun as the Indians came a iO-point deficit in the second half. Davidson potted 24 points as he helped the Stanford five overtake the Wolverines at 47-47 with six minutes left to play. Stanford netted the. next basket and was never headed after that.

khu'ckleball ace Emil (Dutch) Leonard of the Phillies with a mark of 2.51. Outside of'Brecheen and only two other pitchers wound up with earned run averages under three per They were Johnny Sain, Boston Braves work-horse, with 2.60, and left-hander Johnny Scnmitz of the Cubs with 2.G4. Sain was close behind, Brecheen in' the matter of Individual hurling 'honors. The rangy, tobacco- chewing right-hander won the most games, 24, while losing 15 for a .015 percentage; pitched the most complete games, 28; worked the most innings, 315; faced the most batters, 1,313, and yielded the most hits, 297. Castillo To Cecil Schoonmaker LOS ANGELIS, Dec.

21. (U.PJ-- Luis Castillo headaches adding any. more," Marshall said, ban1Uh vh 'X Cecil basketball tonight-' when he- meets To this, Lindhelmer countered, 'is the sixth ranking team in all' professional football as far as Income is concerned." NFL "Publicist Joseph Labi-urn read a formal which said: joint statement Schoonmaker of.Harlem, top-rank- Ing contender for the world's US- pound crown, at Olympic auditorium. Castillo, who won his champion- ship.two years ago, will probably "Representative's of the National Football league and All-America conference concluded a meeting In Philadelphia tonight (Monday)'. "Efforts by both sides to formulate a mutually satisfactory agreement were not consummated.

"The committee terminated the puts title oh California the block Cage Coaches Not Too Happy By OSCAR PRAIEY NEW YORK, Dec. 21, attendance and poor officiating' today concerned mldwestern basketball coaches visiting 'the east as they punches against IIA1A7I1 4 WILDCATS FOUL OUT; FACE DUQUESNE TONIGHT 21. shell- a shocked basketball, forces face- a -new foe in Duquesne' at VJttJlCl Pittsburgh tonight, losing a 61-58 thriller to in one oil the games all times here. Until the last two minutes in last ding-dong battle, nothing NOGALES, Dec. 20--A threatening Nogales attack didn't hold up as the Badgers registered their 32nd consecutitlve.

basketball win 43-29 last night. I a preliminary game the Tucson Cubs won their third straight 61-22 over the Nogales reserves. Tucson held an S-7 advantage after the first quarter buzzer, but held a 25-16 'at halftime. Forward Bill Kemmeries. sparked Tucson's fourth win of the year by dropping in 14 points to build his season's total to Badger Forward George Nicholson accounted for.

12 points. Forward Oscar Islas. paced Nogales with 11. All the Apache scoring was by four of the five starters, while a but two of the'souri won over Southern Methpdist, Badgers a least three figured to be one of the top teamsj markers, Drab Contest appeared certain. Then Little Joe TVPSTTT Ti rri.

of the.Mountaineers dropped I I II Jl I llftS I in four straight free throws to give A i ma tes a safe 61-56 lead. Crush Georgia NEW YORK, Dec. 21. southern quintets--Georgia and Georgia Tech--invaded Madison Square Garden to take a licking from a pair of New York, basketball teams last night. New York university had to overcome an 11- point deficit to beat.

Georgia. 8372. Long Island university topped 1 The big Sevon got the'better of the Southwest conference in a couple of important inter-league frays. The classy-Oklahoma Aggies trounced Baylor, 56-40, and Mis- The game was marked as a drab contest with Tucson holding. a small lead all the way.

Coach Bud Doolen only eight players for the victory. Coach Harry in the section, 52-41. O'Mealy used nine Tucson goes after its William and Mary won its eighth straight of the season with a 52-37 triumph over -Rider college. Illinois won its fifth game and avenged its only setback by overwhelming De'Paul of Chicago, S9-' 151. Bill Erickson scored 21 points Carrying a .195 average in southern California's major league for ladies, Laverne Thompson of Los Angeles the form she exhibits on the lanes.

She is a former resident of Tucson, Ariz, and hag been howling for three years. the ills currently affecting college OREGON IN DALLAS FOR COTTON BOWL CONTEST straight win over a period of two years against the Amphitheater Panthers at 8 p.m. tomorrow on the Badger court. Tucson- holds wins over Mesa, Mary's, and Nogales while- Amphi has split six games. Amphi has beaten St.

David, Prescott, St. Mary's arid lost to North Phoenix, Phoenix Union and I Mesa. 'Scoring 195 points'in four games has given- Tucson a Jofty 4S.7 average to opponents No team has been able to score over'30 points on the Badgers this year. The box score; TUCSON FG FT PF TP Kcmmcrics, 6 2 2 1-1 Nlchokon, 1 it 2 3 12 Taylor, 2 0 2 4 I 3 4 Fender, :2 1 1 5 BorodkJn, 0 0 0 0 Inslcs, 1 1 0 3 0 0 17 12 43 FC FT PF Tr 33rd and Dick 20 for the II- By HAKOID V. RATL1FF UBKy ac DALLAS, 'Dec.

21. (tf)-The bowl picture state and'iean Bruce Drake of Okla-1 complete today-Oregon was. in Dallas working across- town homa took a healthy, swipe at those rom Southern Methodist for their Jan. 1 football date. The Husky Jack Gardiner of Kansas lini.

Bradley university kept its record unsullied with an 82-57 verdict over Texas Christian. It was the sixth straight for the- Braves. In other intersectional games, St. Mary's Gaels downed 7469 in San Dame won game from Pennsylvania. -55-42; Duquesne thumped Nebraska, 53-49, and won over.Navy, 47-40.

In the final analysis, it was the consistent Mountaineer accuracy at the free throw'line all the way that told the story. They cashed In on 27 of 39. foul the Arizona squad' could 'make good only 14 of 23. Carroll, CrunvMann and Johnson of the visitors all were forced out on fouls. From floor, the visitors-had a 22-17 edge in field with.

Leon Blevlns getting 11 of them-in a super exhibition. He tacked on. six' fouls to take individual' scoring honors with 28 points. Center Eddie Beach led the winners with 2 3 The victory was West Virginia's 4Sth at homeland its fifth of the year against a lone setback hands of North Carolina State. Arizona suffered its.second straight, loss.

Two quick tip-ins put West Virginia ahead to stay at 57-55 with.slightly more min- utes left. Blevins a foul, but then came Duff's four straight charity tosses thaj far- 'overbalanced a last second fielder by Tony Morales of the Wildcats. lead At Half Although West Virginia racked up six points before Blevins garnered the' visitors' first some four minutes after the- game began, the Wildcats back swiftly to hold 8-7 and 10-9 leads before a scoring "by both sides that ended -with Arizona still. UA Scrimmage Slated Today Totals NOGALES. Vale, O.

Islas, I Morata, Islai, Wanlcss, Gomez, Hernandez, Barringer, ff -IV Hernandez, .....2 0 0 0 ,,,..0 items. And then that perhaps basketball scheduling too many games per team; that enter the ring on-the short end of i television is becoming'an incroas- the odds. In his-last three locating problem and that maybe they fights'he hasUaken Roclolfo other coaches are teaching the Jackie-McCoy, and Alfredo Chavez, i wrong type Gardiner, just has from Webfoots, 37 strong, arrived, last-'-night Ore. in a'chartered plane to be greeted by Dallas and Cotton-Bowl notables. squad was whisked hotel Jor.jcHnner;'then had' a brief workout under tli'c the high school field.

The Webfoots got down to seri local preliminary ranks last May i completed a cross-country jaunt, 011S business as they started two-, when he joined lightweight Cham- was particularly outspoken. a i a practice sessions this morn- 1 Swaner Topped i Coast Scorers 11 10 29 Half time scare: 2S. Nogales 16. Ed Meeboer Wins Club Golf Title i The -Wildcats stayed in the-lead, until midway in the final 20-miu- ute period, with West Virginia finally forcing back at. 39-38 on a goal by Beach.

From then on, the crowd of some 5,000 was on Its feet. The visitors were In 53-51, and again at 55-53, before Beach broke loose -for his two tip- ins, -The box score: ARIZONA (58) FGFTPFTP .11 1 28 0 The University of Arizona Wildcats will scrimmage this afternoon in preparation for their New-Year's day Salad-Bowl game at. er i 3 a .0 against Drake university. The Cats 5 inaugurated twice-a-day drills 'yesterday, engaging in spirited blocking workouts. Virgil Koenig, left, guard, has W.

(61) Schaus, i Sterling, Beach, Hclnz. Perkins, DOUGLAS, Dec. 21.., Meeboer- won the championship of DRAKE SELECTS 'the Douglas golfclub' Sunday, beat- been shifted to right guard to plug the hole resulting from 1 an injury to Lee Dyer. Indications are that Dale Murphy will.be shifted from reserve quarterback to defensive fullback for the Salad game due to the fact that Duanc Miller will not be available that contest. Hal'time Klnll Morales, Crum, -Mann, Carroll, Johnson, (t-c Greene, I Totals FG FT PF TP 3 11 1 6 0 3 4 21 0 3 8 3 2 0 ,1 meeting with the expectation that future meetings might provide I some formula for a common under-' standing between both- leagues." Meanwhile, the NFL and AAC went ahead with their draft plans today, 24 hours behind schedule.

The NFL draft session was in Philadelphia and the AAC's in Cleveland. Two PCC Hurlers Join New Orleans HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 21. U.R-- Two left-handed pitchers sold by the' Hollywood Stars of the Pa- tional professional basketball loop game. Udall, a forward for the Nuggets, clttc Coast league will play next had five free throws and four field season for New Orleans the goals In the wild contest.

pion Ike Williams'stable as a spar-1 mentlng on plans everywhere to ring partner and quickly rose to large field houses; he the top of his division. "We may have 1 seen our hey-day Schoonmaker said that If he gets as far as crowds are concerned. by Castillo, he will people just don't have challenge Champion Manuel Ortiz-money and aren't spending." for the world title. Gardiner, also was "-officiating generally. "It's been poor the ing.

-Coach J'im Aiken called for a scrimmage. Excellent Condition Aiken-said his squad was in excellent condition and ready for a i I wide-open game with the pass- Gardiner. also was bitter Methodists in the Cotton Mo Udall Sparks Nuggets Victory DENVER, Dec. 21. Udall, former University of Arizona cage star, scored 13 points last night as and the only answer is that we need younger men to handle our games; men just out of school who recoznize contact." -Two Big 'Spots One of the "two big" spots, ac- star, scored la pomis lasc nigiu as Kar sas tatc coa ch, the.

Denver Nuggets defeated the Francisco Cow palace. Syracuse Nationals, 60-o4, in a Nac i ou i inon i so Dig mere uidi, it, tiuut-b i bowl battle. Southern Methodist, which also has been doing plenty of rough work, reported two members of the squad on the injury list. One of them, Fred Goodwin, regular center, has a knee that may keep him out of (he Jan. 1 game Southern association.

The Nationals' star forward, a rains inside," he chuckled. "Joe DiMaggio' is about the only guy who could 'throw a baseball- up to the roof." LOSi ANGELES, Dec. 21. OI.R) Herb-Gartin 2 up in the final Meeboer, was 1 up going into the last hole. His birdie 3 against Gartin's par 4 won him the victory.

SALAD SQUAD DES KOINES. Dec. 21. fP)-- Coach Al Kawal of the Drake uni versity Bulldogs has named a 32 man squad for the trip to the Salad Bowl game in Phoenix, on Meanwhile, Jn the first flight New Year's day. l- Tack Swaner of California! championship tilt, Alex Baird, Included are 23 sophomores, 'Earl Moore 2 and 1: seven two was the Pacific Coast conference's; leading 194S- scorer with 66 point and teammate Jim Cu'ilom led place kickers with 35 extra 1 points, PCC.

records showed today. Sw'aner, an All-Coast selection, tallied 11 touchdowns to compile highest -total since All-American Orv Mohlcr played for Southern California- in" 3931. Other top John Milarn, pass-catching wing- SC orers included Johnny McKay of man, has an injured elbow but 0 and Don Samuel Ore- expected -to be all right by Cot- gon State who tied for second place I with 4S points. Cullom added a ton bowl time, Alkcn Capcy i- Aiken was cagey in his to his conversions to on the coming game. "I have seen ran fourth.

champion. 0r one yea r. Bob Sill was last year's champion. Merchandise-, prizes will be awarded in the other flights. Meeboer is an employe, of the Phelps Dodge smelter here, Tucson Race Oval Closes For Year The squad by positions: Left end--Tom Bieneman Sale of Al Yaylian, 25.

who won Jerry Rlzzo, was banned from the 1 a in the heated closing minutes after picking a fight with Referee none and lost one in 1D4S, and Joe Krakaukas, 31, 5-7, for an undisclosed sum was announced yesterday. Ralph Fowler, were called. A total of Cl fouls Bowl-Bound Alan Maver 'JACK SWANER, MADS GOAL HE'LL. HE MADE STANFORD a he fans in ln ldn ln Louis. He insisted that San Francisco and santa Clara were good as highly-touted St.

Louis and that Ed McCauley, star of the St. Loulsans, couldn't "carry the shoes" of Kentucky's Alex Groxa. pilot, emphasized that court coaches probably are offense'minded now buti asserted, that this probably is came down here to try to beat them. I will say it will be a wide- open game which the fans ought to enjoy." There are three Negroes on the Oregon squad. They, are staying, in Negro homes while in Dallas.

A number of Negro newspapermen and- photographers were at the plane last night to greet them. It will not be the first time for i i I i i i i i i th Negroes to. play college footbaU in Texas against white teams. Last Jan. 1 Penn State had some Negroes on its when it met South the coaches are enough time on defense," he charged.

I am certain that after this season you- will see a tapering off of the offense. The difficulty is that we have had a great number of returning servicemen who were polished 'ball players. So we could go out and other guy." try to outscore the Football Briefs Cullom, besides getting the most of the points, also had the best kick- the Chamtfer percentage in the conference. An Francis Wilson extra pol ing pcr He made good on 33 of 40 tries for an S7.5. average.

His record placed him ahead of Jim Rosensweig of Washington, who hit on Horse racing at the Tucson Rodeo grounds has come to a close. for this year, it was announced yesterday' by 'Ray Edmorids, vice- president of Tucson Racing, Inc. The' meet closes the. second sea- of the five-year lease from of The lin Joe Philippson; left tackle--Merwin Soper, Al Bagdonas and Bill Ward; left guard--Arvil Stille, Rocer Capone and Al Miyamoto; center-Bob Thomas, Wayne Mischa-'and Ted Shapiro; right guard--Capt. Al Hodor, and Nick' Manolcs; i Dick Steereand Dale a end--Dick I Lunde and Jim McLeran; quarterback--Bob Handke, Dick Camp, and Sal Salato; left halfback--Joe Makarequicz, Don Angier, -Willard Sawyer, Wally Rooker and Bobby Clark; right halfback--Jimmy Baer, Frank Lorenzo and Tom Stokes; fullback--Frank Metzger, Fioyd Miller and Joe Tarazewich.

Francis Wilson, and Edmonds plans to continue racing here'next fall. Rillito track will take over its meet Jan, 1 before moving to the 11 of 13 for S4.6 per cent, and rodeo grounds Jn March- for its Preuninger of'Montana, who kicked 3ce i 8i Frce throws (9)--Kevins 2. Crum 2. Johnson 3, Green, Honri. W.

Viririnla 12--Schaui 3, Belch 4. son 2. WBlthaJl, Glenn 2. OfticlaH: Pick: Phillips and Tat Basketball Scores 16 of 20 for 'SO per cent. Bill -Lippincott of Washington State and Chet Daniels of Oregon kicked the only field goals during the season.

BOB SVOB FATHER ern M'ethodist in the Cotton bowl. Bob Svob, University of Arizona A Negro also'played in the fi-osh grid coach and director of in- Bob Mathias Will Receive Gold Pass Portland Defeats Idaho Cage Team I PORTLAND, Dec, 21. (U.B-- Portland university racked up its first win over a northern division basketball team last night by top- 'ping Idaho university 57-40. Portland never trailed during the COLLEGE West Vlrelnla 61, Arizona Kcw Mexico Abilene Chnatitn Denver fio, Syracuse 54 San Jose State el, Utah State 41 NYU 83, Gcorcla 72 and Loyola (Loj Ancelesl 42 Toledo 41. Montana 76.

Whltworth Minnesota 47. Navy 40 Marquttte San Dicco 10 Notre Dame 55. Pcnn 42 Duquesne 55. Nebraska 4) Scton Hall 55, Dayton 47 Bradley Univ. 82.

Texan Christian 5f Missouri 52. Southern Methodist 41 Oklahoma AM 56, Baylor 40 Virginia 87, George Washington Stanford 53. MIchiBan 51 Cornell 56. Michigan state 45 Lone Island 74, Georgia Tech Illinois 89, De Paul 51 North Carolina State 49. Nevada Oregon State 5S.

Wyomlnc 50 St. Marv-s 74. Yale 69 Louisville Oiv.l Univ. 62. Emporut Suite William 4 Mary 52.

Rider. 37 Connecticut 72. Vermont 48 Tennessee Tarppa 30 Davis Elklns 74. Union 49 Vanderbilt 57. Divid Llpscomb'lT Alcron 83.

A-bion 3fl Crcighlon fri Centenary I SCHOOL, Tucson 43. Morales 23 yiorcncc 35. Snowj)ake 18 First In Church Loop Win Guard Ron Nicely. looped in 14 points to pace First' Biptist to 33-15 win over First JVethodist In game a church last night at the YMCA. Forward Gordon Whistler topped the losers with six points.

First Baptist led at halftone 20-5. Rose bowl at Tyler last Five years ago--The New York baseball Yankees were, voted No. 1 team of year in Associated'Press poll. TULARE, Dec. 23.

(U.B-- Eighteen-year-old Bob Mathias, winner of the Olympic decathlon event in London, will receive a lifetime gold pass from the California Intramural athletics, is the father of a terscholastic federation in ccr- at a David, born local hospital. Mr. Saturciayjemonies here tonight. and Mrs.I Mathias is.home for the Christ- voji' Svob- now have four children, twoj-mas holidays from Kiski prep boys and girls. school in Saltsburg, Penn AUSTIN, Dec.

21. (U.R-- Coach Blair Cherry', of Texas opened a new postseason crate of crying towels today to mourn four injured stars as his Longhorns pre- BOW) GONZALfcS WON TOP TENNIS TITLE pared for their New Year's game with Tackle Petrovich, pored a wrenched knee, End Ray'Stone, who an By FRANK ECK A'P NVwsfcatiire Sports Editor 'NEW YORK, (IP)--Richard "Pancho" Gonzales, unheralded ankle bone in midseason, were ex nected to see only limited action, lene Vykukal, who has been work- Ing at Petrovich's post, and Fullback Tom Landry also missed yesterday's rough -wopk but probably will be fully recovered by 1, Dec, 21. (U.H-- Carl Snavely, pleased by opening day' results, planned to 20-year-old California! 1 was the a big news in tennis during the andlyear. The lad with the thundering send his North through- morning Carolina team and afternoon drills today as the 'Tarheels began training for their New Year's, clny Sugar Bowl game against Oklahoma, North Carolina began training yesterday and Snavely said he was "well pleased" with his squad's showing in long morning and afternoon offensive and defensive drills. He said the double sessions would continue.for several days.

Ten -years ago 1 --Chicago White Sox traded Boze Bcrger.to Boston service ar.d volley of a master won the United States singles crown by beating Eric Sturgess of South Africa, 6-3, at Forest Hills. Gonznles' victory was surprising in view of his experience on grass and the fact that he had been- denied full opportunity of competing in ments'for of years. The outsider from Angeles displayed a good game lie conquered Drobny, Czechoslovakia)! star, in the semifinal. Prior to the National singles, Conzales took the. na- beating of San Francisco in the final 1 at Chicago, tional.

clay court crown, Clarence "Nick" Carter other singles tests went In straight Another Californian, Bob Falkenburg, 22, scored an upset when he. beat Jack Bromwich of Australia in the five-set final of the Wimbledon men's singles. The American trailed '3-5 in the deciding set and thrice was within a of defeat. But the Holly- game and kept a substantial lead throughout most of. the contest.

Freu Lee, Portland guard, led the scoring with 14 points. I First Methodist will meet Trinity Presbyterian at 7 p.m. today, followed by 'the game KANSAS STATE SELECTED FOR 'FUTILITY' CONTEST By BE.V COOK LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21. (U.B--.

The only -New Year's day bowl game that nobody wants to see-- last by a sizable margin over North Dakota. In line with his policy, of saving the Futility foes the embarrassment of spectators, Houlgate said point wood" ended the match with two service aces which caught Bromwich flat- Mrs. Margaret Osborne duPont of Louise Brough, 4-6, 6-4, 15-13, in the Na- the mythical Futility Bowl--picked Kansas State college's football team today for a return engagement. The Wildcats of Manhattan, 'fought the Carnegie Tech Skibos'to a 0 to 0 stand-off in the Futility last year. They almost knocked themselves "out of the running for' tile-third annual game iad refused to- quit.

He by sneaking over a 37 to 6 win Ihis season at the expense of Arkansas State. "But their record is hard to bent," said Statistician Deke Houlgate, one-man selection board and originator of'the mythical game to pick the- nalipn's champion underdog. fooled. In women's tionals at Forest Hills. Miss Brough won three chnm i pionships Wimbledon to place I her name beside Alice Marble and i Kansas Montana His 'verdict for Jan.

1, 11549, was State, versus- Montana RICHARD GONZAJLES Has Thundering Service matches from Australia. Though Jack Kramer was'miss- 'Ted and Frankie ing f-oni amateur tennis Parker both look the measure of blasted Bobby Riggs from his Quist and Billy Sidwell In net throne--United Stales retained Schroeder lost Red Sox for only one The t'-o late' Suzanne Lenglen, only I Stale university, which lias won three-time winners in England. I only three Pacific Coast confer- Miss 1 'Brough "beat Miss Doris Hart once games since 1.941- of Miami in'the singles and scored in women's mixed doubles. doubles and The United States women also repeated in the Wlghtman Cup, 6-1. The College of William and Mary led rah-rah'-racquetmen The Kansans got Houlgatc's nod because they set-a record by losing 28 straight games then, after beating Arkansas State, proceeded to drop all the rest of their games.

They were favored to lose the Futility Bowl, 'too, because Houl- reneatlns "as conference- team championi. and Southern I sate matched them against a team that won three.games fall, the he was arranging for 1 the spectacle fought in the middle of the Los Alamos, N.M., atomic testing grounds players clad in atomic laboratory' smocks and tinted goggles. Officials will carry Gieger counters and direction' finders instead of whistle and stop watch. Jfo Fence Needed "This year, we won't even have to put up a fence to keep out'tbe crowd," 'he said." "Admission, will be by FBI pass which must be. obtained not less' than 30 (correct) days before Jan.

1." Houlgate was toying with 1 the idea of setting off an atomic bomb during the halftime stunts. "Then we wouldn't even, have to go through with the second half," he said. Kansas. Stale fought its way Into last year's game with a record; of 2G straight losses. The Skibos were picked on the basis of having been winless since 1942.

Houlgate originated the Futility Bowl in 1946 when he pitted Worcester Poly of Massachusetts against Wooster of Ohio, both, of which hadn't won a game all year. Rather than ring in a pair of unsatisfactory opponents, he'skipped the 1947.

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