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JB Iljf fBuntcontfrB Aforrtturr 'iJi3h In Senior Classic South Favored pfr attotritag iyi College Stars To Make Pro Debuts On Saturday (he MOBILE (AP) Stout lines; nnd able pastjrs will perform in tomorrow's 12th annual Senior Wake Forest quarterback and Ed Dyas, Auburn fullback who set an SC. A record of 13 field goals this season. tainly an good as ours," he tiaid. "I can't ice why they kfep muklng the South the favorite." Bowl football game. The all-star game marks the professional de-l The North squad has a slight K.

J. llolub. the 225 poumter lasian ira weight advantage. The Yankees nav 0r. but of 50 topnoteh col.egians, most of whom already have 'ifonsive center for the South and ll, mwl "ll'l in the uic -I signed pro contracts The South, coached by Weeb backfie.d to 205.

mu Kwbank of the Baltimore Colts, by Max Moseley fi-3, 242-pound tackle from College of Pacific, will handle the were pronounced in excellent condition. The exception was Washington back Don McKeta, who is a five-point favorite over Coach Jim Ix-e Howell's Northerners. The weather outlook is for mostly North middle Imehackmg. trill, Innmnriitnrfl np-AP (lO suffered an ankle injury in the HIHIIM- Willi H.llli.tfv nnt MinnnCriw winrU nf lPss-Rose Bowl Came. He was still is miles tier hour.

llimping' but is expected to MOBILE, Ala. Good Morning! Mobile's annual Senior Bowl game, like Montgomery's Blue and Gray game, is a fixture in the nation's sports program each year. This unique Senior Bowl game could be called a College Senior Bowl game or a graduate bowl or even some kind of pro bowl into the game, probably on de Attendance of between 38,000 Norman was elected North offensive captain and Hammerer the defensive captain, lliduh will act as South offensive captain and Ho Strange of Louisiana for the defense. The game will be played under pro rules, including untlrpited substitution and one-point fense. Quarterback Dick Norman nt Stanford, throwing, and Minnesota fullback Uoger Ilagbrrg, rushing, are expected to provide the main offensive punch and 40,000 is forecast for the 2:30 p.m., CST, kicKoff.

The Same will be televised nationally by NBC, with a 100-milc blackout in the Mobile area. Both Ewhank and Howell, retiring coach of the New York game because the boys who participate in this game have turned pro. For the 11th Members of the winnrnj jqual for the North 11 llli straight I VM l.y- Their rountcrnoints for the win receive ui Giants, said they have good solid i.i:iiii i'v iiiivi LLumi ouuu year the game will be nlaved in Krnest F. Ladd squads. Kwbank said 'he felt his South are Snead.

$.00 eacn. team was considerably stronger; PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS: than his last year's Rebel North Offensive South which lost to Howell's Northern Memorial Stadium, a stadium that is ranked with the best in the nation. Ladd Stadium was built in 1947 and 1948, and it was dedicated on Oct. 2, 1943. The stadium was financed as a non-profit undertaking by a group of Mobile business interests and individu ers 26-7.

But the little Colt coach wasn't happy about having his charges installed as a favorite. "They're just as bis as we are and their personnel Is cer- SOUTH SENIOR BOWL COACH WEEB EWBANK CHATS WITH BACKS (L-R) Bobby Lauder, Norman Snead, Ed Dyas, Fred Brown Listen Closely MOsELEY Davis (Baylor) Suggs (Miss. State) Price (Mississippi) Holub (Texas Tech) Dye (Georgia) Whittier (VPI) or Moore (N.C. St.) Burch (Ga. Tech) Snead (Wake For.) (Georgia) Crespino (Miss.) IT Dyas Thomas (Oregon St.) LE Beabout (Purdue) LT Wendryhoski (Illinois) LG Larson (Minnesota) Tarbox (Syracuse) RG Demarco (Dayton) RT rbanas (Mich.

State) RE or Ferrie (Wag. Col.) Norman (Stanford) QB Evans (Kansas State) LH Smith (Missouri) RH Hagberg (Minnesota) FB Defensive Tide. als who recognized the value of such a structure to the recreational, health and economic interests of the community. Tigers Lift SEC Lid 'Bama Plays Ole Miss Rebs In Tuscaloosa Auburn Hosts Maroon Five; Defends Title fly BI DDY DAVIDSON Advertiser Sports Writrr ALBURN Auburn, the defending SEC champions, will open its SEC scheduled Saturday night against Mississippi State in the Sports Arena. Last season the Tigers, not only LE LT RT RE LLB MLB RLB LH RH Andersoon (Ga.

Je.) Shaw (Ga. Tech) Zeno (VPI) Brewer (Miss.) Goode (Miss. State) Holub (Texas Tech) Strange (LSU) Gibson (N.C. State) Lauder (Auburn) Mautino (Syracuse) McDole (Nebraska) Beaty (Okla. State) Dean (Ohio Hagman (Kansas) Kammerer (Col.

of Pacific) Murray (Toledo) Scott (Maryland) Hill (Wyoming) or McKeta (Wash.) Cloud (Maryland) Face (Stanford) Safety Blair (Mississippi Safety Nugent (Tulane) Bv JOHN NKWSOMK TUS'WLOOSA The Alabama Crimson Tide cagrrs fresh from a upset thrashing 'if 2nth-ranked Virginia Teen last week, will jump into their Southeastern Conference schedule Saturday night when they hist the Rebels of Ole V. ss in Tuscaloosa. The Tide will carry a 2 1 early-season report card into tee first of its 14-game sWied lie. Other than VIM. the one Tide-entry in the ''olumn 's a cannonading of Baylor in the Birmmgcam The 'llamans have latlni victim on the hardwiinii In Louisville, Mississippi Southern.

Loyola, Vanderbilt, Auburn in the finals of the Classic, Arkansas, Texas, and Methodist. The Mississippi squad, which will also be starting its won the conference crown, but led the nation in both field goal and free throw percentage. Presently, the Plainsmen are second in the nation in field goal percentage, having connected on 508 per cent of their shots from the floor, and fifth in free throw percentage. Three of Auburn's four starters are leading the SEC in accuracy from the field. Ray Groover is the No.

1 man with fil.2 per cent followed by Fibhe (53.51, and Porter Gilbert si I A si schedule, stands with a 5-4 record in nine ore iry citings. This Mobile sports arena, although used primarily by Mobile area high schools, the big structure is also the scene of major college contests and pre-season professional games. Such well known schools as Alabama, Auburn, Clcmson, Maryland, N.C. State, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Tu'lane, Vanderbilt A Ole Miss and Mississippi Southern have played there. Professional teams that have played within the walls of Ladd Stadium includes the Washington Red Skins, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, the Chicago (now St.

Louis) Cardinals from the National League and Houston and New York from the new American League. During the spring and summer months, Ladd Stadium has been the scene of many varied events such as ice shows, rodeos, boxing and wrestling matches, musical and variety shows and numerous other events for which adequate indoor facilities are unavailable. General Manager Red Schuessler, former University of Alabama sports publicist, says that since the dedication of Ladd Stadium in 1943, more than 3,000,000 fans have attended various evnts. THE SOUTH HOLDS a 6 5 edge in I he past eleven games played. Paul Brown, famed Cleveland Browns football mentor, piloted teams to wins against two losses.

The famed Browns coach won three games and lost one while coaching the North, then he switched to the South squad and won a like number, three wins and one loss. Auburn has sent more players to the game since its origination than any other college in the nation. Kxactly 23 players came from Auburn to the Senior Bowl game. NRC will televise the Senior Bowl game for the fourth straight year am) for the second time in color. Lindscy Nelson, who handled the Blue-Gray game at Montgomery, will team with Hod Grange for the fourth straight year for the commentary.

About one-half of the SO college stars mobilized for the annual game from all over the nation have already signed pro football contracts. Others probably will sign after the game. Members of the winning team will receive each, and the losers each. A TOTAL OF Kill PRO I'LAYKItS who were active the past season played in Mobile's Senior Bowl. The National pro league heads the list with 106 of its stars former Senior Bowlers.

The American League has 37, and the Canadian League has 2.1. Jim Taylor, one of the best running hacks of the past season in pro football with the Green Bay Packers, played in the lti.lfl game and was named the Most Outstanding Player. The lllfiO Most Outstanding Player was Jack Lee of Cincinnati, currently with the American League Champions, Houston. Other players who won the most valuable award and are still in profootball are Theron Sapp of Georgia, now with the Philadelphia Kagles; Don Bossier of Miami, now with Washington; Bobby Freeman of Auburn, now with Philadelphia, and Al Dorow, Michigan State, now with the New York Titans. KDD1K former College of the Pacific All America hack, is the only player who participated in the first Senior howl game in 1 that is still aetive in pro football.

The star quarterback played for the Washington Redskins for sonic ten years before moving to the Dallas Cowboys Ibis year. More points have been scored in the final quarter than in any oilier period in past Senior Bowl games. The South has scored 47 points and the North 40 during the final 15 minutes of play IJulldoirs Select Griffith The Rebs finished secono in last week's Gulf-Sou'ii Tournament in Shrevepor', whipping Gecrgetown and Middle Tennessee Ix'forc bowing to Suil'n Carolina by six points in the finals. Against the Tide. Reb mentor "Country" Graham plans t.i start two seniors, a pair of and one sophomore rookie (55.3.

Fibhe, the 6-3 forvard from Frankfort, Ky. is also seventh in the nation in tree throw percentage, having connected on 33 of 37 attempts for an 89.J average Coach Joe Eaves' Tigers, noted for a well-balanced scoring attack and a tight, stingy defense. Currently, the Plainsmen are fifth in the nation in team defense, having yielded an average of 56 points per game. Mississippi State, coached by Babe MacCarthy, relies on Graves and sophomore ll.eland Mitchell for the majority I its points. Mitchell is regarded as the SV x-t I I ii Hi.

II II iiLrMiuli Ifmiiillii I'V '-'j'-tii irillMllMlllir -Tr iin illi guard Mel Edmonds. The two year veterans are forward Waters top man in the point production department with a game average nf 22.9 and guard Larry Wags- STARRED IN VPI GAME FOR ALABAMA Tide's Darrell Estes To Start Against Rebs Tarheels Fate Still Uncertain ter, who is hitting at a 7.S clip. Rig junior center Sterling Ains- worth is in the number two slot in individual scoring with a 14.1 As NCAA Head? Meet Today average. The other junior is for best baskcthll player to rome to State since Bailey Howell, now with the Detroit Pistons. He is one nf three sophs now starting for the Maroons.

Graves, the team's leading scnrei and rehoundcr, has Jjeen a starter for MacCarthy for three (APi Is North Tar Heels have been under in- ward Rill White, who holds a 10 6 average per game. Edmonds, who has only a 4.4 average, is (he floor man for I PITTSBURGH Carolina vestigation for baskelbaltTecruit- A year ago the Rig Red of ing practices. Coach Frank Mc- years. UKianoma was piacen on mueimue uuue iij am-u mmwn im Allhrn fnr onnr, the Hehs. setting up the plays and calling the shots.

The Rehs have taken wins from Southeast Lnuisana. Loyola, Arkansas, State, Georgetown, and Middle Tennessee: while losing to Ar- probation by the National Collegi- his teams loaded with northern: jn he double ate Athletic Association imports. will 'car a 6-0 record into the H.e Sooners are there. Ihe powerliil NCAA Couneil, a 15 wimi Indiana and Kansas since have meets here Saturday and joined the list, which also includes. and by Monday nighi it Thp o(h()r ninp am wfre Auburn.

Montana State College know whether any more colleges! SEC at the and Arizona State University. have been found guilty of violating: i end of last season. It known the North Carolina the NC A A code. Tin-off lime for the came, which knnsns State. Arkansas, Loyola, and South Carolina.

Head Coach Ilaydcn Riley wil probably go against the Rebels with Hinton Butler and Larry Southern California and telecast over the Ala- AUBURN STAR PACES TEAM SCORING Ray Groover Ready For Mississippi State is Pennington at forward. Henry are scheduled to be restored tojbama Educational Network niift mvu'cs riurin? Ihe p.m. Konlnckw Tech Tilt On National illoskin-. who scored 33 against the Plainsmen .1 Mondavjight dIMIU.I. t.

Ull t'llUUIl Vllliv.ll itake on Ole Miss in another SEC I VPI. at center, and Darrcll Estcs and Garv Blagburn at the guar! slots. Vikings May Try To (id 'Dutchman' officially Monday after a weekend of preliminary meetings. If North Carolina is tound innocent, there will be no announce-met. But if found guilty, the isixth-rankod Tar Heels may be encounter.

Red Hot Tigers Tli real en Marks TV Saturday i fty VKRNON lUTI.KU Associated Press Sports Writer A national audience will scrutinize the first Southeastern Con-jlerence game of the VsIIead Football Coach As New Mentor i Browns, Lions Battle Todav In NFL Runner-Up Bowl MIAMI (API The Clevcland ond to NFL champion Pliiladel-Browns and Detroit Lions mcetjphia in the Eastern Conference, in the National Football League'sjand the Lions, runners-up to first Runner-Up Bowl Saturday Green Bay in the West, will be and Miami's hones for a franchise; playing for a winning share ol in the pro circuit could rest on thciSGOO a man. The losers get $4(10 attendance figures. jeach, with a tie calling for $500 Pete Uozelle, NFL commission-leach, er, said he would consider the na-l The players' pension fund will tionaliv telecast game 'CBS, 2, be the main beneficiary, however, denied an opportunity to completely lit Ul AM lllil X11W for the NCAA championship. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Spccu- 1 0KI season when Kentucky, in McGuire's unbeaten 1957 teami AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Two lation rose Friday that the Minne- quest of its 20th league title, meets 32 games, including the sola Vikings of the National Foot Georgia Tech on a Saliirrtay owr in of the nation's top 10 field goal show.

ball League will try to land Norm i t.i noon television ARC-2 p.m., i trinle overtime shooters on.jne Auuurn uasM-a- KANSAS GUILTY ball team? Auburn statistics this Van Brocklin as their coach for1 EST1. KHil's inaugural season. i other 10 members of lne Echoes of that battle were heard; indicate the oossibility. Roan President vi i.im Rover acknowledged that the club rA a nms lasl wllen llle Ray Groover, whose S8.1 EST' a success 'if it draws! with 65 per cent of the net pro- wants to talk with the Ending champion Auburn ound lnsas mark in ficld goaIs rankedji crowd of 4nmH. at the ticketed for live pool.

Kaales' star Rut he at b.mie to high-scoring Missis--" All-America Wilt (The Stilt), Bowl. Officials ol the Orange Cleveland is rated a 5-pomt fa- ATHENS, (ia. Al'i-Oeorgia-lircd and schooled Johnny Griffith, freshman coach and chief recruiter since 1159. is the new head football coach at the University of Georgia. The athletic board selected the personable, 3(V year-old alumnus Friday to succeed the veteran Wally Butts.

The board accepted Butts' resignation as coach and continued him as athletic director. He has held both posts since Spokesmen said university policy calls for contracts on a continuing one year basis (Inftitli's salary as head coach will be $12,000. 5-YKAK VKIKKAN Griffith has served on the athletic staff since lie became Chamberlain received a car in, mm an nauunauy nv.n Bowl, optimistically predict vorite. although the Lions won sev- OOfl. en of their last nine games in the The Browns, who finished sec-iregular season.

VI, vr mum: lini III Srvl II Sill 1 KM i 1 1 1 tile nii.iiiii ivio a ion of the NCAA code. Kan- ures last week, has upped his inrSTcS sot in hot foot to 512 per ceni record in warmup play, seeks il.s ball recruiting, as did Indiana, i jimmy is hitting at a "General Mana 'cr Bert nnn1r Oklahoma's difficulty, too, was 5R 5 prr ccnt cjp on his field who has been scr ms.wt. Vanderbilt. a (nrmxlablo cha.n- tootdall recruiting, out ine nionshio threa' with a record ers are a special case. While the.

of Oultman. n't Hi-it 11 uii i iu ii limn in, I i date, opens at Tennessee. Mis other schools nave pionai wiui; ea(js AUrurn scorers with a 17.1 MEW GEORGIA COACH jGiilman of Ihe Los ncles is Alabama. LSU at definite time limits. Oklahoma's avcraKe per game, while Fibbej, Freshman Mentor Griffith ers of the American' League Tulane at Georgia, indefinite tag gives tne sooners is ncxt line with 15.8 points one mssibilitv vi'a' 'r se i-snn game comes special uokuuusv.

per game. freshman coach in VMl Halts crerlilf.il (inflith's rncniitinf a scrilimiagl DON'T FIX IT Exchange thai warn eat oM motor For A I 1 l' tl IU, In it thlHli I Georgia's Rnvcr Hip vikines wilt till Monnay nigiu wnen ivetmicxy in-, hhis uk 1,1 uavin vaugnn nas averagea an in, hislorv. win vtiin to three or four others before Viinderhilt. Other Monday cant compete post-seas: foot-even 15 points per game so far i I-' large shaie of the Bulldogs oved cridiron show action sends Mississippi to Au-hall games or appear on vear an(j porter Gilbert Griltith's lianis at South Geor- cj(jn, Tho chh soes into Griffith's coaching background Kia won the stale junior college tinn Vmlier of the LSi; lo Ceorgia and Tulane lucrative NCAA football nas a 10.7 point mark. includes four seasons at South chamiiamsbip each season neNt sc-ison Florida.

CAN GhT OL I In the last pre-conference tune- HASTINGS MOTOR Factory Rebuilt I J4 Mm. to 1 Onp Dt Installation N. Kentii' ky and Tech. both in and-! And the way things stand, thoyjun against Florence State Mon- Georgia College, one season as Played in three bowl games with it, i i i in the early going, will show can't get out unless the accountants. Groover hit five of six shots UKKIIC Iriiaru llt'Wlll national viewers two of the who kept the books for the re-jfrom the field and alt eight of freshman assistant at Georgia in only one loss.

W34 and one season as backfield A screening committee had in-coach at Furman. terviewed several others for the The new coach grew up At- job oi head coach, including Gene New Football Captain "olIojiate rir-cruitini, funi' opens the books or is free throw tries. MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE, INC. 224 N. COURT 1 es.

Tech's Roger Kaiser led the unless the NCAA changes its mind WARRINER WIXS- lanta, where he was an all city F.lieiron. line ade by Ray Graves! ANNAPOLIS CM'1 Gunnl SKC in scoring last season with next week and either frees Okla-lohn Hewitt, who opened the a and is currently noma or sets a time limit on the AM 4-3571 halfback. He served in the Navy.it Floriila. Charley Trippi, Geor ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) Leroy Warriner of Indianapolis in world War II and enrolled at gia hackliold assistant But'kl holes for many of All-America1 shooting at an average of 24.3 probation accountant, Arthur L. Wood, Kvon a six-lap scratch rare for Joe Bellino's runs last season, after 10 games Kafcw has had Th Georgia He set a record Bradberry, Auburn backfield aide, that year with an 87-yard scoring and Oliver Hunniciilt, LaGrange against Furman, longest Kia.

High coach. Friday was named captain of tnel'ittle help on the scoreboard, and has refused to open up. Oklahoma' midget cars Friday night. It was Navy football team for llfil. is so-so with a 5-5 record is in the middle.

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