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Mlchiean 2 TV. call TT Uil" 7600 Friday, December 19, 1953 rn rvi Im i 1 pprts mLlA Mendel St Philip Win De Paul Games THURSDAY'S RESULTS Fast. Kentucky. 64: Loyola, 59, Wabasa. 56; Do Paow, 54.

SPOILS ROAD HAPPY YULE AND SO LONG GUESTS HAIL ST. GEORGE IS DEFEATED DEBUT, 64-59 HARRIDGE AT Wright, 56; La Grange. 55. Marquette. 70; New York B.

Concordia R. F.J. 88; Chicago Teach. ers, 45. Seton Hall.

73: Western Kentucky, 67. St. Ambrose. 70; Illinois Tech, 5. North Central.

82; New- Mexico Highlands. 75. Keloit, 66: Ripon. 63. Bradley, 85; Nebraska.

48. Illinois College. 72; Rose Poly. 61. Knox, 60: Coe, 54.

Butler. .79: Dartmouth. 74. Boston college. 67; Brown.

54. Angustana. 81; Carthage. 61. Princeton, 70; Rutgers, 47.

Wake Forest, 83; Virginia, 76. St. Benedict Kas 73; St. John 64. Concordia IMinn 91; Augusburg.

77. Bethel I Minn. 1, 75; Milwaukee Tech, 65.. Whitewater. 60; tMikosb.

Lakeland. 91; Northwestern I 79. PlatletiHe, 78; Dubuque. 69. tit.

Cloud, 63; Michigan Tech, 53. I OTHER SCORES OX PAGE 4 Ramblers' Rally YULE FETE (IIS rv. A I rat 1 1 A vJ ME AND MY SHADOW TO BY WHS Gaels Eliminate Brother Rice Falls Short Richmond, Dec 18 Loyola of Chicago suffered its first basketball defeat Thursday night, losing to East Acclaim Retiring League President I 'J 'fmsi by Larry Wood and Ray Vencill sealed Loyola's fate. Sheedy Scores 19 Sheedy's 19 points earned, the evening's honors on offense, but Eastern's Bernie Kotula turned in the No. 1 Tourney Facts BY EDWARD PRELL Will Harridge was supposed be giving the party.

Instead, it turned out to be ern Kentucky, 64 to 59, in the Ramblers' first road venture of the campaign." Eastern, a favorite in the Ohio Valley conference, took the lead late in the first half, defensive achievement, hold one for the 73 year old retir ing president of the Ameri ing Red to 13 points and 12 rebounds. .1 THURSDAY'S RESULTS Mendel Catholic. 48; St. George, SI. Bt.

FbUip. 51; Brother Rice. 27. FRIDAY'S GAMES 41:30 p. m.

Mount Carmel vs. Fenwlck. 7:30 p. m. Mendel Catholic vs.

St. Elizabeth. 8:30 p. m. St.

Ignatius vs. Gordon Tech. 8:30 p. m. St.

Mel vs. De Paul academy. can league when he was host Thursday at his 23d annual Yule tide celebration in the Palmer house. breaking a 25 to 25 deadlock on field goal by Carl Cole. The Ramblers rallied in the second half and cut the margin to 60 to 59 on baskets by Paul Sheedy and Clarence Red before two closing goals Celebrities in baseball and Will Harridge (left), retiring "president of Ameriqan league, with Commissioner Ford Frick (center), and Warren president of National '-'league; at Harridge's 23d annual Christmas party.

tribune Photo other sports, to the number of This was the Kentuckians fourth triumph against one loss. The defeat followed five Loyola triumphs and wound up the Ramblers' pre-Christ-mas. schedule in preparation for their Dec. 27 role against Seattle in the first Chicago Stadium; double header program. Lineups: 550, made it a joyous afternoon tinged with an overtone of regret.

Thru it the stately, i haired executive wanted it to be known that this wasn't farewell just be Kea ns Heads Pan -Am Publ icify BY RALPH LEO Mendel's Mighty Monarchs and St. Philip's Gaels won preliminary games as the fourth annual Catholic League Senior Basketball tournament opened Thursday night in the De Paul university Alumni hall. Mendel defeated St. George, 48 to 34, thanks chiefly to Mike Stallings' 28 points. Stal-lings, who at 6-3 and 200 pounds'is built along the lines of a football tackle, demon cause he was calling it a career after 47 years in the Loyola T591 'F Norville.f 6 2-5 4 OConr.f 14-4 2 Red.c 4 5-7 3 Sheedy.g 7 5-7 3 3 1-1.

2 Eastern 1641 1 0-0 0 Springate.f 1 0-1 4 Moore.c 5 2-3 2 Kotula. 5 2-23 Vencill, 4 2-2 4 Wood 7 0-12 Cole 3 6-9 2 American league, and presi dent since 1931. iwi' 7 a5f VTHsX A 21 17-24 14 26 12-18-17 Frick Giles Present Ford Frick, the baseball -Free throws made and attempted. Halfume Eastern, 34; Loyola. 27.

commissioner, came from New York for the occasion. Warren WABASH WINS, 56-54 Giles, an Illinois boy who made strated an agility on rebounds and an accuracy under the baskets that constituted the Tom Ball (66)" of St. George has trouble getting away from Dick Napoli of Mendel during opening game of Catholic League Senior basketbair tournament in De Paul Alumni hall Thursday night. tribune Photoi xti S3-. i tional league, also was among those who drank toasts to Har- Greencastle, Dec.

18 Special Wabash defeated DePauw, 56 to 54, Thursday night in the 96th renewal of an ancient basketball rivalry. brightest individual perform ance of the night. Starts Slowly ridge's health and happiness. Sports Desk and W-G-N Clarence Rowland, a The score was tied 12 timSs St. Philip, which advanced ridge's senior by a few years; by a 51 to 27 count over Broth John Holland, another vice Score Baseball Scoop president of the Cubs, and i Bob Lewis, the club's traveling I sports staff and Maurice Shev secretary, brought greetings lin of The Tribune sports staff from Wrigley field.

Owner Listeners to Tribune Sports Desk on W-G-N Thursday were treated to an exclusive broadcast featuring baseball's three and the lead switched for the 15th and last time with 2:52 left when Tom Bennett sank two free throws for a 48 to 47 lead Wabash protected until the end. Summary: Scoring WABASH T561: Wede-worth. 6-2 T14); Bowerman. 2-3 Bennett. 8-10 C26J: Price.

0-2 12); Cumming. 1-0 t21; Boone. 2-1 f5. DE PAUW 154: Skelton. 1-3 f5J: Knott.

5-0 riOl: Tallman. 1-2 Meditch. 8-3 191: Rich. 1-1 1-2 T41; Davis. 4-1 T9.

Halftime Wabash. 28; DePauw. 27. in i ir Tit ri mirin" 1 "flrtinr mwwaiil" M'ifot r'rVfwi interviewed the three base' ball figures, who were intro Phil Wrigley, always a regular at the party, was in California for the funeral of his mother. top figures during Will Har- duced from the scene of the Chicago sports leaders pledge support to Mayor Daley's program during interim in luncheon Thursday in Sherman hotel.

Left to right: Ray Schalk, August H. PritzlafF, Mayor Daley, the Rev. John Gavin, O. S. Ed Riska, and Michael Kirby.

The mayor announced plant for Pan-American games and expansion of Youth oundation program. (tribune -photo er Rice, started out slowly, leading by only a single point at the end of the: first quarter. The west siders, paced by Chris Rooney and Ted Huddle-ston, began finding the range, and quickly moved jnto a commanding 24 to -12 advantage at the half an advantage that proved too much for Brother Rice's all-junior team. Brother Rice, the newest of the 18 teams in the Catholic league, is in its third year of existence. Enter First Round ridge's 23d annual Christmas party by Jack Quinlan, W-G-N, and Edward Prell of The party in the Palmer House.

Tribune. Harridge, who recently an Frick, after praising 'Har nounced his retirement as president of the American league after 31 years, appeared ridge, took a slap at alarmists over baseball's future. Old Tim Never Saw Such a Scramble for Tickets Mayor Tells Plans for New Youth Activities on the radio show, along with If baseball's a sick patient Ford Frick, commissioner of it's the healthiest sick patien A large delegation of White Sox- officials was led, by Charles Comiskey and John Rigney, vice president. Umpires Also Attend Harridge kept inching back and forth in the room as he was surrounded by different groups. Jungle Jim Rivera, the veteran White Sox outfielder, paid his" respects.

The venerable executive shook hands with two regulars of the Cubs' outfield, Lee Walls and Walt Moryn. He chatted briefly with Continued on page 4, col. 7 By winning, Mendel and St. baseball, and Warren Giles, I've ever known," Frick told president of the National BY DAVID CONDON James S. Jim Kearns, vet Philip gained the tourney's first round, which gets under way Friday night.

Another league. Boudreau and the radio audience. "The game is getting more attention now than ever ine interviews were con 'IP Game Box Seat to Be $10 in New York from the press, radio, televi ducted via telephone between eran sports publicist and former newspaper man, Thursday was named publicity director for Chicago's Pan-Amer four game program Saturday night wilL conclude the first round, which will be featured New York, Dec. 18 Special Old Tim Mara, 34 years in the pro football business as of last Sunday, never had seen anything like it. They called him at home early in the evening to report that 11,300 tickets to Sunday's playoff had been sold thru the Yankee stadium box office win a private room in the Palmer sion, and fans.

More people House and the W-G-N studio. are playing the game and more M1 ican games, Aug. 27 thru Sept." Lou Boudreau of W-G-N's Continued on page 4, col. 4 are watching it. Philadelphia, Dec.

18 7, 1959. Bert Bell, commissioner of the National Football said Kearns appointment was announced by Mayor Daley at Thursday that if the title game By (DrwlcL Condon. dows immediately after the Giants triumph over the Cleveland Browns last Sun a anerman notei luncneon sponsored by the Mayor's Youth Foundation. JIM KEARNS appointed by mayor. Almost 100 sports writers, sportscasters, and athletic officials heard Kearns declare THE IMMOVABLE OBJECT collides with the immovable object in New York on Sunday.

The one that budges the other will win the National Football league's eastern championship. It is New York's Giants, who yielded only 183 points in 12 league games, against Cleveland's Browns, who surrendered a skimpy that his department immedi ately would begin to channel rect the basketball clinics at 32 centers. Skating classes will be at 10 a. m. each Saturday.

Basketball clinics will be the Brown hits Cleveland strikes with a Plum pass, and tries occasionally to shake loose fleet Bobby Mitchell for a long gain. Cleveland's attack is not dependent upon long runs by Mitchell. Because New York's defense, will concentrate on Brown, because expected slippery footing could neutralize a ground offense, Cleveland may plan more passes. Coach -Paul Brown indicates he, will have some surprises ready. One Cleveland surprise could be the double slot alignment sprung in a playoff with Los Angeles some years ago.

With New York defending against this formation, Brown's chances of crashing thru would be better. He also would be the target for short passes. Dec. 28 is played in New York's Yankee stadium, box seats will cost $10, reserved seats $7.50, bleachers $4, and standing room $5. Cleveland and New York play in New York Sunday to determine which will oppose Baltimore, western division champion, for the title.

The game will be played on the home field of the eastern champion. Cleveland has announced tickets to the championship game, if it is played there, will be $8 and $6 for reserved seats and $4 for general admission bleachers. The latter will go on sale the day of the game; day, and Tim didn't believe it. I thought they were talking money, but they weren't," he said. The figure was tickets sold to fans who stood in long lines after spending the whole afternoon out in the, freezing weather." The president emeritus of the New York Giants shook his head in wonder.

"In the old days," he said, we didn't sell that many tickets all told for some of our championship games." A Sellout In 2 Days Within 48 hours of the dra same day, at 9:30 o'clock. The Youth Foundation also is planning free Saturday morning movie programs, featuring sport movies and the appearance of sport celebrities, at neighborhood theaters," said Mayor Daley. information to all media. Kearns said: "There is no doubt that the Pan-American games represent the greatest single athletic event ever scheduled for Chicago." Expand Sport Program Kearns has been active in sports promotion and sports publicity since resigning as a daily columnist to found his own firm more than a decade 217 points. By custom, a coin flip' will determine which contender has the kick-off option.

They as well might toss the nickel to determine a pre-game favorite. The safest forecast is that with defense the key, each team figures to be in contention almost until the 60th, minute elapses. Perhaps a field goal by Cleveland's Lou Groza, consistently accurate even from the longer ranges, will seal the decision while the final seconds tick off. Sites of the instructional rEL TRIPLETT and Alex Webster are New York's M' power runners. Triplett grinds out the yardage.

Trip- matic moment when Pat Sum- ago. Recent promotions in classes: SKATIXG 8CHOOLS Mark White, Lake Shore. McKinley. LaFollette. Humboldt.

Gompers. Norwood, Kilbourn. Gage, Palmer, Tuley. Scottsdale. Washington, Douglas, Loyola, and Hamilton.

-BASKETBALL SCHOOLS Eueene Field. Palmer. Ooden. Stanford. merall kicked his 49 yard field goal thru the snowflaked clude the Chicago Open golf tournament, the world's richest, at Gleneagles, and the Lou Groza lett's excellent blocking on the end, sending Frank Gilford cutting in or running outside as the block dictates, has been responsible for many gains.

Gifford, a capable carrier and a threat with the running pass, is New York's most feared receiver. Gifford has speed. Given slight room, he will run the route after snaring a pass. Kyle Rote is a dependable aerial air, this Sunday's playoff bat World Invitational bowling Columbus. Holstein, Pulaski.

Stanton. Rus New York has won both regular season meetings. Those of the law-of -averages persuasion doubt the Giants tle was sold out. Giant office personnel were pooped out, sell. Hamilton, uller.

Douglas, Lawndale. Eckhart, Rosedale. Armory. West Pullman, Washington. Davis, Altgeld.

Mark White, Simons, Jefferson, Bessemer, Riis. Grand Crossing, Franklin, Harrison. Dvorak, Avondale, Seward, Wilson. will win a third consecutive time. But the poker jlayers and New York's biggest pro football crowd of all time tournament in the Coliseum, Following revelation of Kearns' appointment, Mayor Daley announced that the in our midst emphasize that no hand played previously target in the clutch.

End Bob'Schnelker is a dangerous ever has influenced an ultimate showdown deal. 72,000 plus was a certainty. What happened in the course Youth Foundation is expand Hockey Standings the stadium public address system have proved most helpful to over recent years. But not this week, because Andy has been on the defensive, making enemies right and left, from the moment of the post-game announcement that tickets could be purchased at Robustelli's establishments. Connecticut Lines Up "Everybody in the state of, Connecticut," he groaned, either has called by phone, written, or come around in person." But the real madhouse was Continued on page 5, coL 4 of those wild, mad hours made the subway rush hour in Times Square seem like a NATIONAL LEAGUE W.

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Montreal 17 7 5 39 110 64 ing its winter sports program to encompass ice skating and basketball schools. Kirby Directs Skating Michael Kirby, former skating star and prominent in Sunday school picnic. Detroit 15 13 3 33 75 76 Boston 13 14 4 30 84 88 New York 10 12 29 82 87 CHICAGO 10 12 7 27 79 94 Toronto 8 15 6 22 66 87 uiant on snorx pucnes trom unaney conerly, the aging quarterback, who generally will hit if his receiver gets a step on the defender. Roosevelt Brown is a great blocker. Roy Wietecha is as fine an offensive center as you will find in the league.

New York, which lacks Cleveland's over-all depth, has excellent defensive ends in Jim Katcavage and Andy Robustelli, a pair of 235 pound veterans. Rosey Grier is one of the tough defensive tackles. Sam Huff, a 230 pounder, is the key man in a solid secondary. Statistics tell that Jimmy Patton has intercepted 11 enemy passes. Toss Andy Robustelli, the end, had the roughest Sunday's is the big game.

There will be no tomorrow for the loser. CLEVELAND, with big Jim Brown spearheading, primarily is a running team. The passing of Milt Plum, despite his 54 completion average, is designed basically to keep a foe off balance. Plum is best with ah open like Ray Renfro, a speedster who beats almost any defender going deep'. Jim Brown, who gained 261 yards in the two previous Giarit duels, Cleveland's inside and outside howitzer.

time of all. Andy sells tickets structor, will supervise a staff conducting weekly lessons to the Giant home games thru his sporting goods stores in 16 neighborhood parks THURSDAY'S RESULTS Montreal, Toronto. 1. New York, Detroit. 1.

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