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Al Rosen Unanimous Choice for Most Valuable Player '3 Philadelphia homers. Vernon Knocked Louis n.sn wi a rr- BY JACK HAND NEW YORK Al Rosen run up by points in Lou Boudreau the vear he 324 son in the ma tors al' hough lie also Bobby Shantx. the Jed appeared briefly in 1947, 1948 and A-g ijaie lefthander who runs, second to Rosen. Under the scorins system, place vote counts 14 pom's ore won tne 1949. It was bv far his most impressive performance.

When Rosen first came to the ma-ors his field me lei'. uieveianas siusms un.u o3t- Cleveland to the pennant- and American Leaiise MVP award in because he nth a so on Phil Riivuto. Yankee shoitsiop, was sixth despite a 271 ba'lins ''-erase. Rirzuto had 7 points Then came Boo Porte: field. Washington L'-'-jwme rich! bander, with 64 point.

Ray Boone, who found himself alter he was 'iaded hv C'-t rvtro.t. die 59 for nehtls aiiertd of Jn man. was namea Morn vaiuaaie championship. Best score in Player of the American League to- world 1952. didn't ee: vote because he dron to nine for second a no dav bv an unprecented unanimous Nauonat Leasue vor Musials 319 in 1946.

was tan much to be desired but he worked was sidelined mos' hard to improve himself to move to arm trouble. the year due down on ft 8-7-5-5-4-3-2-1 Orestes Minnie Mmaw. Chi- All 24 membt-rs of the committee of the Baseball Writers Association, three from each American League city, named Rosen- first on their bailors. Thus the 28-year-old in-fielder won the axard in a landslide with a maximum 336 points. Bei Since Boudreau Tne highest previous total was To touch off this demonstration of solid sulpport.

Rosen led the league in home runs with 43. runs batted in ni'h 145 and just missed nippin? Washington's Mickey Vernon for the battins championship Vernon finished with an unofficial .337 to Rosen's This was Rosens fourth full sca- out of the "chest fielder" category No Surprint Rosen's Most Valuable Player victory was no surprise as he had been 'he nustandir.c candidate, just as Roy Campaneila had been expected to win the National. Campanula, of course, had much stiffer competition front Kddie Mathews Yogi Berra. the Ne-' York Yankee catcher, and winner, finished second to Rosen with 167 casos left fielder-third baseman, .313 hitter, was the fourth place choice with 100 points. Minnie was points, and Vernon was third an impori.A.n" factor in Clue 165.

Actually- Vernon polled 10 seconds to only five for Ren a but the for third, rourth and so on c.ve Berra more points Berra hr. J97. riioe in 1H8 runs and hit 27 imrrt place Trucks, arsvher Cni crew SI for for his sensAtional pitchi White Sox after he was p.ac rcOs.io r-o Oil' Satnr day Traditional Football Games on 1 ap FAN FARE Vva; Armv-Naw Tilt THE FNQI'IRFR Battle Creek, A Nov. NEWS 1 Don Dohoncv Makes NF.A All-America 2 -a i IK. J.

Receive fff Cornel Thanks p()r osc BOW! Ties Penn on giving Dcy. I felS EAST LANSING 'U Michigan Sta'es athletic council is scheduled Br OHI.O ROBERTSON NEW YORK Tradition announce plans lor castrioutmi; laden games just about wrap up the Rose Bowl tickets today. 1953 college football season The council met Wednesdav to row but only one of them is sure to otltlne a policv after receiving 13.000 have any effect on the line-up for tickets for the Michie.in Siate-UCLA the January first bowl contests. name at Pasadna, New Year End Don Dnhonv MirhicT, Stale and Back Johnny Lattner of Notre Dame were named today to the NEA Ali-America football selections for the 1953 season. Barks Alan Ameehe of Vronin and Paul Gie! of Minnesota were named, givine the Big Ten three players on the first squad.

Tackle Art Hunter of Notre Dame and Back J. C. Caroline of Illinois were the only midwest players io maite the second squad while Back Leroy Bolden of Michigan State. Guard John Bauer of Illinois and Center Jim Hiigenberg of Iowa made the third team. Here are the first team selections: Dohonev, Michigan Slate.

Meilinger, Kentucky. Jones. Maryland. T- Hudson. Ru Minis.

Mississippi. Roberts. Oklahoma. Orders. West Virginia.

COLLISION WORK The schedule such rivalries Day. as Armv-Naw. Notre Dame-South ADAMS HOLDS KKCOKO KALAMAZOO Bob Adams holds the nil-time single game scoring mark at Western Michigan College with 33 points against Butler University in the 1949-50 season. ern California. Alabama-Auburn.

Georgia-Georgia Tech and Oklahoma-Oklahoma A. M. But it's the Rice-Bavlor same at Enquirer and Nwi j4 VVirphoto CHOKE EOK MVP HONORS Al Rosen. Cleveland's Mugging third baseman, was named Most Valuable Player of the American League today by an unprecedented unanimous vote of the Baseball Writers Association. Rosen led the league in home runs uith 43.

runs batted In with 145 and was second in batting. Classen Picks Army to March All. tKK s.l tlitMII" Free Estimates CALL WOS-6155 TOWING HAMBLIN AVENUE BODY SHOP MARKET 1040 W. Territorial Rd. BEER and WINE To Take Out that will determine the team in the Cotton Bowl.

Texas Clinches Tie Texas clinched at least a tie for the Southwest Conference title and remained in running for a Cotton AP Bowl spot by defeating the Texas I Aggies 21-12 yesterday. Now if deefats Rice, the I.onghorns will into the bowl at Dallas Jan. 1 DOBOS BROS. GARAGE J'hone WO C-A-S Finance Plan Simple Easy No Delay Writer Also Selects Over USC. Jinx Still Haunts Leafs in Olympia 25 Prep Teams Finish Out Per feet Year Open Daily 9 A.

M. to 10 P. M. Giel, Minnesota Lattner. Notre Dame.

Garrett, Stanford. Ameche, Wisconsin. 321 Hamblin Ave-. I.KVEL TAKK Rv AROLD CLAASSKN iagainst an unnamed opponent, nut if Rice wins, it'll be the Owls since defeated Texas during the regular season. NEW Th i is thP wefk of tradition in college lootball.

Except for the Notre Dame-SouThem i California game, neighbor will bo; Time By dick kishpai gh I DETROIT i. 'Pi Topped by Toronto Shut Out Third As Wings. Win, 2-0. 106 W. Michigan De Thanksgiving Day games also pro A 1IH11M1K Hit; Lfl lrt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 kl liriKliUUI inu tin "cn- troit Pershing and Grand Haven, a dlcej tne undisputed winner of the.Troian rivalrv 15 so established the ervoort's pair of class A powers, 25 high school Ivy league crown Cornell, which two can argue as neighbors, anyway, teams in Michigan finished the sea- tied Pennsylvania 7-7.

Penn al-. Last week's forecasting efforts ran 4 5 son with records. perfect unbeaten, 'since lt piyed only one league picks and 90 misses. That brought rival but the tie erased any possi- the aveiaae to .789. ST A M)l 'By The Associate Pr VI I.

I Jtiontrr! 7 2 TJetrnit 11 Toronto JO 7 4 New York 12 It Chicago 3 17 3 This is the same number as last bility of an argument. The game Here are the final picks of the year but ihere are only five repeat- marked the end of George Mungers year: i.s 4. Flint career as neaci cnacii ai Saturday Algonac, Berrien Springs, nit Thurda fenn. Ann 11 was ins kxm.is Almy over Navy. Army has thf Season.

unit "FYprf Artava the jDye, Ann Arbor anu Iron River. Pershing and Grand Haven each Tech Favored Cadet back and Army's best kicker. Sugar Bowl bound Georgia Tech will not be able to play. Steve Eisen- finished with 9-0 records but per-1 haps the most glittering mark was Now at Vandervoort's- is the choice to whip its state rival hauer, Navys great lineman, nas turned in Dy oien Aruur inau-u. shifted to his old position i et leaKti Mnili'esl 6.

3. Frit 2. ToronTn i. Boston 5, Nw Vrk 1. Ameriran l.ragim providence -V Cleveland 2.

Weotern Jagti 5. New AVestmmstr 2. International league S. Milwaukee 5. Marion .1.

Trov 1. Grati'l Rapids 5. Toledo 3 fnvertime, This school not only naa a prut-ci; mw Or. the cards all sav Arrav. You can see up 5-0 record, but it didn't give point all season.

No other team leans with an 8-2-1 record. lor yourseii on tne iv scieen. Notre Dame, seekinz to get back Notre Dame over Southern Cali- lorma: me msn lorces unven meir i.u on the victory trail after being tied bv Iowa last week and shoved out talents on tne ease 01 nm.i.i,,. of first place in the Associated Press They will win their gridiron Oscar, poll, figures to whip Southern Cali- Johnny Lattner to have a busy af-fornia and chalk up its eighth vie- temoon. tory with onlv Southern Methodist Georgia Tech over Georgia: The boasts the longest winning in the state.

Next is Ann Arbors string of 22 in a row, starting after the Pioneers' opening loss to Toledo Scott in 1951. Of the 25 teams on the list. 15 are remaining. DETROIT iP) You could hardly blame the Toronto Maple Leafs if they didn't show up for their final three games of the season at Olympia Stadium against the Detroit Red Wings. What's the use? The joint Is a Jinx, as far as the Leafs concerned.

Haven't Scored Once could sieve. That snouia maKe it easy ior The Alabama-Auburn game making their first appearance with the the Tech backs tneir sugar sowi EBONITE OWLING BALLS in the oast decade. 1944-1953 inclu- sh sive Thev are Comstock. Pershing, Southwest Conference champs in the PreP- Cotton Bowl. Auburn has lost only; Cross ver BC Detroit St.

I'rancis De Sales. Grand Georgia Tech and been tied by Holy cross over Boston ouege. Haven Soarta. White Pigeon. Beal Mississippi State while winning the Urusaaers are oacK on tne ugnt City, Dundee, Homer.

Ironwood. Mt They've played three grmes Olympia Stadium this season and pleasant. Olivet. Saranac. Warren seven games.

Alabama has a 3-j-j tracK aner muu.m. One of the defeats was by Rice over Baylor: What a block Kri9nri the nations No. 1 rank- and tackle party mis win oe. tcice untied ing team. Wake Forest Wins to win and share tne boutnwest Conference title with Texas.

Duke over North Carolina: Worth haven't won once. What's worse, and Flint St. Agnes. they haven't even scored a goal. Tne of llnbpateni The Wings blanked them 2-0 last night on goals by Ted Lindsay and.

yisr. wins Marcel Pronovost. It broke a sec-i ond-place tie between the teams and kept the Wings in hot. pursuit of the league-leading Montreal Ca- Clranfl Haven Pl. Opii Oklahoma, headed for the Orange Llltz nnd Coimtrv Meadows to pull 35 21 nariiens 1 Sparta White Pifieon A freak break or is it a jinx? The ball that's "action-fitted" to your grip under normal bowling conditions.

KK.HT IV cost the Leafs a goal last nignt ana iso nrohahlv a tie. Bei cuv 119 2111 Trickles Across Goal Detroit was leading 1-0 when Sid Purdee Smith. Toronto winger, tired at thejFiint Detroit cage early in the third as Maryland's opponent, fin- the rjevils alongside Maryland Miishes its regular season against the as co-champion of the new Atlantic Oklahamo Aggies. The conference, bv figure to win but, like most tradi-j Alabama over Auburn: Two of the games, the book can be thrown SOnth's most powerful clubs com-out the window In this case. mayhem on the Alabama field.

5j Thanksgiving Day games also That's what gives the Crimson Tide were of the traditional type. In a edge. I the top ones, Colgate and Brown. Finishing the season in a hurry: played a 7-7 tie, Detroit beatj East: Villanova over Fordham. 2J Wichita 26-6 for a share in thei South: Tennessee over Vanderbilt.

Missouri Valley Conference title, 'Florida State over North Carolina in Wake Forest surprLsed South Caro- state, Mississippi over Mississippi fi lina 19-13, Virginia Military downed state. Florida over Miami. William 37 Virginia Tech 28-13. Mississippi Mary over Boston University. Southern beat Chattanooga Southwest: Southern Methodist Denver and Wyoming tied 13-13.

over Texas Christian, Texas Tech College of the Pacific turned back over Hardin Simmons. Oklahoma State 20-14. and favored Utah over Oklahoma A Arkansas 25. Mar neriod. The nuck struck the left 1 Jackson st.

isr Roal post, trickled across the goal mouth only inches from being a ohv 12 203 goal hit the right coal post and saranac with vnir own YouYp assurprl of better bnwlinjr i Warren bounced away harmlessly SHVf.S WINS -action-fined" EBONITE ball. Jt is fitted to your That seemed to take the steam out Ann Arbor 1S1 nt the Toronto attack and about Flint st. Acne 2" pirk vou jrrip under normal bowling conditions E3 0. 3i hist managed to deteat sngnam over tuisa. up the ball, swing: it and toss it.

You g-et the fit you need the one that will help your jrame'. An three minutes later Provonast Klv'r the game with his second goal of the chJlr.volI season. Lindsay had scored in the, Vivr wins first period. It Was his seventh. irst-n Arbor I.ealanau 131 The shutout made it 212 minutes; -Young 33-32 in the NCAA's nation ally televised game.

is a wonderful ci ft idea that would EBONITE Far west: Colorado over Colorado A fc Arizona over Temple State, i Saturday. Dec. 5 Notre Dame over Southern Methodist, Houston over Tennessee. make bowler happy Christmas morn. Tri-C League Cage y.

0 p. Wins Share iind 58 seconds since the Leafs have scored in Olympia. Their last goal Detroit ice was in their final Teams Start Dec. 4, Conference Title BEST TIP visit here last year. Remain in Second By winning, the Wings kept pace with Montreal, which whipped Chi-1 rago.

6-3. as Calum (Baldyl Mackay-scored three times. THIS SEASON iSperial to the Enquirer and Newt BELLEVUE Following is the rnmnleto 1QS3-S4 Tri-C I.eacue bas- 23.95 Jcrrv Toppazzinl also scored PX) Marbelized $26.95 three times for the Boston Brains. schedule, announced here to pacing a 5-2 victory over tne iew York Rangers. day by Gordon Korstange.

president of the circuit: Dec. i -Woodland at ijKe Odessa. Portland at BeMevue. Olivet at Vermontviile. Der.

-Vermontviil ai like Odea. QUICK SERVICE WICHITA. Kan The University of Detroit and Oklahoma A. and M. today shared the Missouri Valley Conference football title.

Detroit gained its share of the title by downing Wichita 2fi-6 in a Thanksgiving Day game. The win gave Detroit a 3-1 conference record. The Titans handed Oklahoma A. M. its only loss as against three wins earlier in the season.

Detroit won the Missouri Valley Conference title outright in 1950 its first year in conference SAGINAW HIGH SWAMPS ARTHUR HILL, 25 TO 6 Pimondaie at Woodland. Ohvet at Beiievue. Porlland at Naahvilte. Dec. 11 -Lake Odea at Pimondaie.

Relleviie VermonivtHe Woodland at Portland. Nashville at Per. Relievue at Ijike Odessa. Pi mondaie ar Portland Vermomville at Nanviile. Olivet ar Wood'and.

Jan. S- t-aka Odessa at Portland. Olivet at nimondaie. Nashville at Beiievue. Wood-land at Vermontvil'e.

Jan. 32- Lake Odessa at Nashville. Pi- SAGINAW i.4 Saginaw High rolled to a 25-6 win yesterday in a traditional Thanksgiving Day foot-bfill game with Saginaw Arthur Hill. A crowd of 4.500 fans saw backs Bob Maturen and Russ McLean each ncore twice as Saginaw High won iSgK You're Fitted on the EBONIZER the 54th meeting between the two monnaie Beiievue at Portland at Olivet Vallov rtnrfprenr fop Woodland Lee Riley scored three touchdowns for the Titans in yesterday's game The Titans scored once in the second and third periods and iced the game with two touchdowns in the final period. Detroit finished its 1953 campaign with an overall 6-4 record.

Jan. 13- Olivet at 1-ake Odessa. TVmon-da'e at Beiievue. Portland al Vermont-ville. Nashville at Wood'and.

Jan. 22 Lake Odessa at Wood'and. bimondaie at Nashviiie. Be'levne at Portland. Vermontvil'e at Olivet.

Jan. 25-30 Tri-C Tourney at Olivet The game had no bearing on the 1953 Conference race. McLean scored on runs of 20 and 12 yards: Maturen broke loose for fnurhriown eallons of 45 and 5 yards'. Ron Wright scored Arthur Hill's lone 00" i's 'vv IjK Orfs' I The Most Perfect Fitting Device Ever Developed tally in the fourth quarter. Drive In Regularly For Protection Gel All This: Test Brakes and leerint Fnsfne Tnne-l'p Battery Check -Available FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Woodlsnrt nt at OUvt.

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