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0V' 4 It i. fet mm Christmas Away from Home Many athletes and former athletes spent Christmas, 1956 away from home. Jack Dempsey, former world's heavyweight boxing champion, is shown in panel at left enjoying Christmas at home of one of his daughters in Los Angeles. The "champ" is surrounded by daughter Joan O'Flaherty (left), Denise O'Flaherty, 15 months; and daughter Barbara McMillan holding Kim McMillan, two years. Dempsey, wholl be 63 his next birthday, is feeling better after a brief sick spell in Chicago recently.

Center picture, Hun- ganan Olympic swimmer Zsuzsa Ordough, center, one 0 the group of Iron-Curtain athletes who arrived in San Francisco Monday, is hugged by Olympic swimmers Nancy Ramey, 16, of Seattle, left, and Nancy Simons, 18, of Belvedare, as she prepared to enjoy Christmas and live with the Ramseys. Right panel, these Iowa Hawk-eyes in Pasadena, to prepare for Rose Bowl game, dream of a white Iowa Christmas via song yesterday. Left to right, they are Roy Coppotelli, Frank Righey7 Don Bowen, Jim Willett and Del Kloewer. (AP Photofax) Carmichael Return Yi! i Aussies' Rosewall, Hoad Kill U.S. Davis Cup Hopes round Gainers Att Yds LG Av By WILL GRIMSLEY Casares, Heart ....2:14 1126 68 Matson, Cards 1M2 924 7 drenched Memorial Driveof the remaining two singles come back from a 0-2 deficit McElhenny, F.

ADELAIDE, Australia Wi i Stadium, Rosewall, who won to retain the cup that they and won the cup. That was in 1939 when the same two coun- 1U5 Hlfi 86 178 858 43 1S9 81M 69 188 756 30 S2 Ken Rosewall and Lew HoadJthe American championship at Forest Hills last year. Packer Highlight and shoulders over their Yank opponents. Their victories were purely routine. True, Seixas caused a flurry of excitement when he decid- pair of 22-year-old court pre-i less than four months ago, The Americans' task is next Kries went at it.

The Ameri Ameche, Baltimore Giflord. N. Carpenter, Cleve. Webster, N. Y.

Moore, Baltimore Olszewski, Cards Elter, Washington 178 6H4 34 86 64M 79 157 508 34 145 544 48 7 5 cisionists, methodically wreck-1 blunted a bold gamble by to impossible. The conceded cans won tne filst tw0 singles, ed America's plans of stealineiSeixas 6-1, 6-4, 4 6, 6-1. The Rose wall and Hoad the ut the Aussies rebounded be- tf.u t-i ti 1 a 1 .1 n. Longest run: 86 Hugh Mc-fiome wun tne Davis (Jup iiudu, teiiuuig doubles even before the Chal- 'u Ulhl Jdi-n- ea 10 mrow cauuon to ins by crushing Vic Seixas; strictly to the business at ienge Round got under wich and won in the set of hij Set League Mark; Howton, Deschaine Finish Second, Al and Dillon Third Best performance one game: Herbie Flam in the first nana, cnopped down Lhal-jXheir big hope was in on boltl remaininSm-l)i, osewall. He won Witon.

LorAngefes vs. Green of the To Flam springing Upsets. 121656. (League record i Challenge Round. 6 Neither could.

This U.S. team however. the set, but it was a despera- By ART DALEY that the rescheduled He tried the Leading Passers While a crowd nf 1R 000 sat Now thp Anip nppH Onlv nnrp hpfnrp in Davk can pntprtain nn snrh hnnp tion measure Now Washington- Bean 'go almost bored at the sun-1 only tomorrow's double or one', Cup competition has a team Rosewell and Hoad were head same strategy in the fourth set Baltimore came is in the books, the National: Brown, i4Uii i Wade, L. A. 178 HI 1461 10 13 8 21 and hit a stone wall.

i uuiuda judguc a muiviuudj ALciiiLii.a aic Detroit 244 12M 9 17 7 82 i lv rnmnlptp arrnrdinff tn wnrrl tnrlav frnm Brk L. A 124 68 H66 7 12 7.7H i-. tum-j. McHan, Cards McHan, Cards 152 72 1159 10 8 7 63 b'nitas, Bait. 1H8 110 1408 9 10 7 57 league iieauquai ttrs at rnuaueipnia.

I V.j' L. The Packers, in the eight deparl deriartments of iTlltle- s- 218 124 Jm 7 12 7 Kuharich To Quit Pro Grid? No Comment: Joe Press-Gazette Thomason, Phil. 164 82 11 19 4 21 6 82 Comedy, N. Y. 174 Ml 1143 10 7 6 57 Dorow, Wash.

112 55 730 8 8 8 52 Marehibro. Pitt. 275 124 1585 12 19 5 76 (100 attempts per season needed to qualify.) Longest completion: 79 yards. Wm. play, made off with two seconds, a third, a tie for third, a fourth, a sixth, a seventh, and a blank (among the leaders) in rushing.

While these figures generally reflect the Packers' fourth-best offense in the league, the Bays also had a hand in a new league record Completely outplayed in the first two sets, Seixas began rushing in on Ro.sewall's services in the fourth and banging the ball right back at little Ken's feet. Vic caught Rosewall by surprise and broke his service in the third game, then let the set run out following service. Flushed with his success, Seixas tried the same tactics in the fourth set. But to fool McColl, Chicago Bears vs. New York.

TD, 112556. 1 in '5(3 Al Carmichael's 106-yard return of a Best performance one game: John Lion Directors Meet To Answer Parker's Contract Demands Unitas, Baltimore vs. Los Angeles, 112556. 24 attempts. 293 vards.

3 TDs. Carmichael kickoff against the Chicago Bears here Oct. 7. Carmichael's jaunt, behind excellent blocking and his own quick-l stepping, broke by one yard the record of 105 set by Frank 30 JT' Lamar McHan, Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia 11456, 4 TDs.

From Press Dispatches la Pyer of Rosewall caliber Leading Pass Receivers Eecd Yds LG TD Spno of thp rhir-flsrn Cardinals i CIIua Wilson, S. 60 889 77 5 touchdowns (18). Loser in Series Bet Applies for Wheelbarrow Line ALBANY A World Series bettor who came out on the short end has asked the Public Service Commission for "exclusive rights" to operate a wheelbarrow between Moira and Potsdam. Howton, G. 55 1188 66 12 against the New York Giants Gifford.

N. 51 603 48 4 Green Bay, Wed. Evening, Dec. 26, 1956 Oct. 20, 1946.

Al's return, com Hill, Bears 47 1128 79 11 THE PACKERS will have Inff off thp top nf the Rears' Mulscheller, Bait. 44 715 53 6 Middleton, Det 39 606 56 5 Walston, Phil 39 590 51 3 Joe Kuharich, one of the twlce wltn the same trick is a few coaches who has remainedj feat beyond the capabilities with the Washington Redskinslof most players, Eeixas including enough to unpack hised- bags, today refused to discuss! Rosewall merely trotted reports he is ready to quit pro-iback of the serving line and fessional football. jtook Seixas' returns on a big, Kuharich, who made the hop and bashed them back Redskins a stout Eastern the 33-year-old Philadel- George Blanda, came at 6:35 0ne Pla'er in the North-South of the firt nnartPr and cave: Same in Miami tonight Mike Carson, Wash 39 504 26 3 Berry, Bait 37 601 54 2 Clarke, L. A 36 650 60 4 the Pack a 7-7 lead after theiHudock- a 225-pound center of Longest completion? 79 Harlon Bears had marched 65 yards to the University of Miami. He'll Hill.

Chicago Bears vs. New York, Hornets, Wausau Vie Here Tonight be in the starting lineup for the South team. n556. Best performance one game: Harlon Hill. Chicago Bears vs.

Baltimore, 102956, 9 pusses received, 198 Michael Sabo, a Moira hotel sion contender in the National iphian. His task was easy, operator, paid off his WorldjLeague in 1955 and 1956, de-j 0nce he found his new-Series baseball bet to 220-jclined direct comment on weapon was rendered pound Socrates Merigis, of, ports he would like to return I useless, Seixas was completely Potsdam, by wheeling Merigis: to college coaching in Caluor-lollt of ammunition. Hudock was the first junior drafted by the Packers last January for delivery in '57. 2 TDs. He was their 11th choice William Howton.

Green Bav vs Los Angeles. 102156, 7 received, 257 yards, 2 TDs. Leading Scorers Coach Liz Blackbourn has nia or the midwest. Flam never was in the "As of now, you can assume'311-'0 against Hoad, who I'll be back with the Redskins i ground him down from start tdr tdp tt xp fg fga tp been in Miami the past few All-Veteran Lineup To Start for Green Bay in League Debut 30 miles along Route 11 between their respective communities. "In view of this." Sabo wrote Layne, Det.

5 asares, Bears 12 0 2 14 0 0 2 4 inext vear." Kuharirh said. to finish. Herbie. a former gob Blanda. Bears 0 days scouting the North-South training camps and will sit in on tonight's game and the Cone, G.

B. .2 score at 6:20. Al wound up third in his specialty this season with 33 kirkoff returns for 927 yards nnd an average of 28.1. la four Parker seasons, Car-mk'hacl has returned 93 kiikoffs for an average of 26.9 and two touchdowns. The other TI) rame on a 100-yard runhaik against Cleveland in '55.

Billy Howton and Dick Deschaine topped the Packers with second-place finishes in the league, Howton with his 55 pass catches for 1,188 yards and Deschaine with his punting average of 42.7. Howton had his best catch year ever, the commission, "I feel I am 'have "received no offer from from Beverly Hills, deserving of applied rights and janv where else." i tried all right, but he just Howton. G. B. 0 12 12 Soltau, 0 1 1 99 84 81 72 72 71 67 66 6 65 Ltsk consideration of this appli North One-ID Favorite Over South Tonight Baker, Wash.

0 0 0 Hill. Bears 0 11 11 13 20 17 25 0 0 0 0 1 2 Coach Jim Gallagher has named an all-veteran starting lineup for the Green Bay Hor Kuharich, who has just fin- wasn't in Hoad's class, ished the first year of a three- Flam tried to fight him at Bote. G. B. 11 0 11 Gilford, N.

Y. 5 4 8 cation. PSC Chairman Benjamin Best performance one game: 24 year contract, refused to elab-jhis own game by standing at orate on his "as of the net and vollying. But this nets' Wisconsin Amateur Hoc Feinberg sympathized with Sa points Hichard Casares, hicago bears vs. t.an Francisco 102856 Orange bowl Jan.

1. Packer assistant coaches also will be scouting bowl games and a number of "bird dog" scouts and former players will be present at others. Ray McLean will take in the Sugar bowl game in New Orleans and the Senior bowl in key League opener against the Wausau Bears at Fisk Park Letdinf Punters Std No Ave phrase. "The situation is status quo, and that's all I want to say," he said. Van Brocklin.

L. is suicide against Hoad unless you happen to be stronger than he. Flam managed to break Hoad's service only once, in the first game of the 48 43.1 rink tonight. The face-off is Deschaine, G. B.

MIAMI, Fla. Bolstered Baker, Washington 56iset for 8 o'clock. The front line will be an bo but noted in his reply that "the law requires that any person seeking operating rights must prove himself ready, willing and able to perform the services proposed." "I would judge from your letter that you are ready and able but somewhat unwilling," Chandler, N. by All America halfback Tom- 62 42 7 59 42.5 59 41 9 68 41.8 38 41 1 42 40 4 25 394 his total exceeding the 53 he MEMBERS OF the board ofithird set when he took a 3-1 Burk, Philadelphia Morrison, Cleve. Lary, Detroit wjchored by center Orv Stanke-my McDonald and four of his ooA'itz, 12 year veteran who was Oklahoma teammates, the Pivoted the outstanding player ivorth rnlpr? fo.

Glatz. Pittsburgh directors of the Detroit Lionsilead. But Hoad quickly settled meet today to give coach Bud-jdown and won the next five dy Parker an answer to his fiames. 42 39 1 nrown, Bears Baldacci, Pitts. 26 38 Loneestnunt: 72 vards.

Norman Vani111 Wbl vear Slale lournamenl-iorite over thp South in thp added. demands for a contract of Brocklin, Los Angeles vs. Chicago He Will be flanked bv Pat Shririp'e r-nlWp all tta, Bears n456. d.i. college dii star 1001- more than one-year duration.

Pittsburgh Steelers are report-The time and place of the pdlv interested in acquiring game in the Orange Bowl Punt Return Leaders probably will have Jim Hins- No (right) at the wings, tonight. nailed as a rookie in '52. He; Mobile Jan. 5. Lou Rymkus had his best yardage and; will view the Gator bowl bat-touchdown total that season, tie and the Tangerine bowl.

1,231 and 13. I Abe Stuber is assigned to the Billv Wilson of San Gray game in Montgom-cisco beat out Howton, who ledpry. Saturday. Earl Klap-most of the season, with 60 stein is on the west coast for catches. Norm Van Brocklin the East-West game Saturday of Lost Angeles topped De-jand the Rose bowl Jan.

1. ichaine In punting with 43.1. Packer administrative as- Howton, in five Packer sea-distant and scout Jack Vainisi sons, now has caught 229 will take in the annual college Dasses for 4,347 vards and 36 coaches convention In St. Mumhv i hofinnin hi. eivthi nf Mihioan Qat a nk meeting of the 15 directors arner it ne leaves Detroit.

Konz. Clevt ..13 187 14 4 5 Bernardi. Cards 18 217 121 95 Keller, Phil 15 146 97 40 Grant on Defense 'pie offense his Michigan State Jack of Penn State Parkers, whose contract ex-i lm' NI'- ORK Gianti Paired at the defers, powers have used so effective- and Dave Waler of Illinois atpires Dec. 31, turned down anl" resume workouts today Taseff. Bait.

27 233 8 8 SO Sherman. L. A. 12 100 8 3 78 Carmichael. G.

B. 21 165 7.9 31 Cassady, Det. 13 83 8 4 34 ni TV1, nfff U.l tdr ThPlr alinny Arenas, s. 19 117 62 67 ljwm De rsoo urant and Dan Paul, Cleveland 17 103 6 1 17 Ford, Pitts 25 145 5 8 59 Grant, a native of ly against the Rebel squad 111,1 onutnn u.uan coached bv Art Guepe of Van-iand Quintilian at guard one-year contract to coach championship gamo derbilt and Jollri Matski of Michigan professional football team the Chicago Bears Sun- Working with McDonald in State at centr. 1 1957 He led the Lions to two cjay in New York Yankee Sta- thp North hnrL-fipW hJ Named to start in the South world championships in his sixidlum- the Uants, 3 points 7-11 to talk over tnnnhrlnwnR Twipp hp aver-iLouiS Jan Loneest return: 95 vards.

Frank Montreal, Canada, has been playing organized hockey since he was in the second Bernardi, Chicago Cardinals vs. Washington. TD, 101456. Klrknff Rtnrn riira while Calawerts is in No Yds Ave TD'Srade Len Dawson, a passing player prospects with their mentors. VERYL SWITZER, Packer halfback now in the air force, forewall were ends Buddy years as coach.

(underdog for th title clash, Frick of South Carolina and! Neither the Lions' front of-jwere granted a four-day vaca-Buddy Bass of Duke, tackles! fice nor Parker have come; tion during the holiday by 1 his third season with thp Hnr. from Purdue, Dennis Mendyk Wilson, L. A. 15 477 31.8 103 Arenas, S. F.

27 801 29 7 90 it Carmichael. G. B. 33 927 28.1 108 1 ucis tmci grauuaung irom ine LHigh School and Muny League Art Demmas of Vancv and forth with a clear picture Jlm noweu. will marry Miss Fern Nannette Matson, Cards 13 .362 27.8 105 Uingham, Bears 17 444 26.1 100 their differences.

But it is gen Stalnaker in the First Baptist I.osch, G. 15 390 260 51 0 Riley. Phil 15 381 25 4 59 0 erally understood that Parker SAM BAKER, the Washing- Church in Tulsa at 6:30 this feels his six-year record with Redskins place-kicking spe- Carpenter. Cleve. 15 381 25 4 42 0 Cassady, Detroit 16 3R2 239 42 0 Vessels, Bait 16 379 23.7 42 0 evening.

Game on WJPG Tonight's North -South Shrine football game at Miami, will be broadcast over Press-Gazette station WJPG, starting at 8:05. Charlie Hutchings of Miami, guards John Barrow of Florida and Tony Cushenberry of Georgia and center Mike Hudock of Miami. Gator Bowl Rematch Miss Stalnaker is the daugh Longest return: 106 vards. Albert i anus. Goalie Tom Tochterman, a competent defender, completes the opening alignment.

He will be starting his sixth year in the Hornet cage. An alternate lineup on call will have Jerry Carter and the Lions merits job security jcialist, today was added to the not possible in a one-year con-jEast squad for the annual Pro tract. Bowl football game at Los An- The Baltimore Colts and the geles Jan. 13. ter of the Rev.

Dr. and Mrs, Calvin Stalnaker of Tulsa. Carmichael, Green Bav vs. Chicago Bears, TD 10756. League record.

aged over 20 yards per catch 23.2 in '52 and 21.6 in '56. He placed sixth in the league in '52; 26th in '53 (he was injured, and played only half the season); fourth in '54; third in '55; and second in '56. Oddly enough, the Packers placed three players among the League's top 10 scorers Fred Cone and Howton, each with 72, for a tie for fourth place, and Tobin Rote with 66 for 9th. In other departments, Bobby Dillon finished in a tie for third with seven interceptions; Carmichael placed sixth in punt returns with an average of 7.9; and Rote placed seventh in passing with an average Interception Leaders No Yds TDs JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Crow, Cards 11 170 42 jGeorge and Jim Tochterman The Gator Bowl will put on its best show ever Saturday at halfback and Jimmy Harris of Oklahoma at fullback.

Guepe planned to counter in ine iront line ana delense- 14 Lary, Detroit 8 Christiansen. Tift 8 Hecker, Washington 8 Dillon, Green Bay 7 Lane, Cardinals 7 Paul, Cleveland 7 David, Detroit 7 182 109 26 244 206 190 4 Dalve Van Ermen and when the two teams who met Wings Celebrate Yule by Closing In on Loop Lead By United Press 42iJim Kramer. Also available iwh 8 backfield punch of in last January's Snpar Bowl Trade In Your Old hp Rill Dinkincnn Rom lo i Vandv's Don Orr at nttarter. Tu i Longest return: 95 vards Wdliarri: "wuii! -v ucuigia a cell H11U IHiy Hllliara a. i.

Knl, Sherman, Los Angeles vs. Green Bay iu, lziivats. The Detroit Red Wings, led ana me anaen tsoo-" a taaieourgn meet before 37,000 men brothers, Gene and Jim. jCrawford and Wake Forrest's; fans and a national television Gallagher, former Univer-jBill Barnes at halfback and audience, sity of Loyola at Los Angeles (Miami's All America Don Bos-j The Gator Bowl, long rated coach, expressed satisfaction jseler at fullback. peg under the major bowls, with his athletes' progress.

Has Won Six 'definitely has one of the top "We had a very nice scrim-j The South has won six of Pst-season attractions this mage Tuwday he an-jthe previous eight gamesJ'ear- And th 1956 Rote, however, led KAT SCs Arnett Voted Pop Warner Award PALO ALTO, Calif. 'Wl league in four phases of pass- celebrated Christmas by moving to within one point of the first place Boston Bruins in Jon Arnett, Southern Califor the National Hockey League, Howe scored three goals and I. assisted on three others Tues nia's speedy back, today nwTlnt 7 thanlsp0nsorecl by Mahl TemPle to 7 yi the Glen (Pop) Warner awardf" funds for the the Gator Bowl game as most valuable senior foot-f condition, for hoth'rippled children' of the most ex- baU player on the Pacific', and an 1955 game ended in a jPlavers and fans, includ ng Daughertv has done consid. Perfect ice," are anticipated inp wifh his hark I Resume Practice day night as the Red Wings walloped the New York Rang ira ivdSl JWlia will- fnr tnninhf a 4, -oo ers, 8-1, while the Chicago Black Hawks were turning In addition to; PASADENA, Calif. UP Blark or White 2-Runner Shoe Skates $4.95 Boys' and Girls' Figure Skates J7.95 Boys' Hard Toe Hockey s7.95 Men's Hard Toe Hockey up Ladies' While Figure s9.95 up Men's Black Figure 10.95 up ers, broadcasters and coaches :peratui.e ot 28 "will be coolj back the Bruins, 4-2.

switching McDonald from left The Rose Bowl football teams a t0 riht and Harris from'hit the practice schedule aga warm enough for By winning, the Red Wings and extended their current un quarterback to full, he also ex-today after a restful Christ-pected to use Oklahoma center! mas that included watching fans," Gallagher points out voted tackle John Witte of Oregon State College as run-nerup. Although the Pacific Coast Conference limited him to five games, Arnett piled up 625 beaten streak on their home ice to 17 games. Clark, Ex-Stanford Goals by Forbes Kennedy, Jerry Tubbs, another Air sports movies and lounging America performer, at full-jabout their respective hotels, back. Tubbs played fullback! The University of Iowa with the Sooners as a sopho-jsquad members each received Harry Watson and Nick Mick- rt.1 yards for a 6.3 average. The, p00tball Star Dies oski carried Chicago to a 3 0 mm lead over Boston in the first! to athletes limited all seniors period.

Al Rollins appeared tat USG SPORT SHOP OEMS i SAN FRANCISCO Jack more. a wrist watch for their school jClark, a former Stanford Uni-! Guepe said he would use and attended a team football player, died Orr, a onetime polio victim, mas party. Earlier they saw jTuesday of a heart attack. He for the short passing and Across town in Santa Mon-Iwas 42. Clark played on the Duke's Sonny Jurgesen for the ica, the Oregon State Beavers IS heading for a shutout when he fanned on a shot by Larry Reean with less than four min- Basketball Scores 922-26 MAIN SPORTSMAN'S HEADQUARTERS utes remaining.

Real HTli fils added Boston's second (First Round "I'm excited about our victory too, fellows, but for heaven's sake put me down!" same Stanford team with long ones. He can tnrow em. watched funis ot the Olympic Norm Standlee, Hugh Galler-ja mile," Guepe said. Games and had a Christmas neau and Hamp Pool in 1939. I The North starting lineup dinner party.

lempie 9. pornnam 70. NYU 73. Villanova 66. goal a minute later..

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