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1 POLL SPOT Get 1,508 Points In AP Mich. State Second With 1,379 NEW YORK, Nov. 27 IP Tennessee's Sugar Bowl-bound Vols enjoy a sweet margin today as the nation's top team in the Associated Press football poll. The undefeated and untied terrors of the South piled up the largest vote of the season to retain their billing as the best in the land. Everything For The Fire Got any fire engines to spare?" asks Vincent O'Mea-ra of Hialeah, whose unusual hobby it is to collect anything and everything relating to fire fighting in the past.

His historical collection ranges from hand-drawn pumpers of the 18th century to badges, buttons, and helmets up to the present. How he got to be such a fire Vagon-bug is told in next week's Sunday Magazine with The MIAMI DAILY NEWS nine operations and nine painful months in bed. He finally returned to the races at Belmont last June. While he had a mediocre campaign in Gotham, Bobby switched to Jersey where he found For instance, the list includes such prominent reinsmen as Nick Wall, Bobby Permane, Chris Rogers, Jimmy Stout, Herb Lindberg, Eugene Rodri-quez, Don Scurlock, Willie Pass-more, Joe Culmone, and the current 1951 national leader Charlie Burr, who has ridden 288 winners since Jan. 1 and seems a lock to windup with the championship of the year.

That group is loaded with class. It can stand comparison beyond question with the best of his best form again, and currently at Maryland he has been going at a pace that made him one of the finest saddlesmiths in the country before his injury. placed Kentucky in the Big Ten, grabbing tenth place. The Wildcats plunged from ninth to 17th place. TENNESSEE, Georgia Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma have regular season games remaining.

The Vols, seeking their 20th, straight win, take on Vanderbilt Saturday. Unbeaten but once-tied Georgia Tech takes on Georgia; Baylor, striving for the Southwest Conference title and a Cotton Bowl berth, clashes with Rice and Oklahoma tangles with Oklahoma A M. Cocoa Battles Green Covers Tennessee amassed 1-508 points and drew 92 first-place ballots out of 168 from the sports writers and broadcasters to easily outdistance runnerup Michigan State. The Spartans, boasting the same record as Tennessee, 9-0, collected 34 first-place votes and 1,379 points. Maryland, Tennessee's foe on New Year's Day, came home third with 18 firsts and 1,257 points.

Illinois, the Big Ten's Rose Bowl representative climbed from sixth to fourth place with 1,030 points. TRAILING THE big four were: Princeton, unbeaten Ivy League champion, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Stanford, Baylor and Oklahoma. Tennessee commanded its impressive marein bv smashin? ROGERS IS another experienced jockey with an excellent record carved out over the major courtes. He is no stranger the list scheduled to ride at Santa Anita. Wall, who seems to to Miamians.

It will be recalled) COCOA, Nov. 27 Dec. 7 has that the Canadian-born w-Jn thejbeen selected as the date DOCTOR COLLECTS LA GORCE PRIZE Dr. Virgil H. Pieck, president of the La Gorce country club (center), pre sents Dr.

Bill Graves, the golfing dentist, (left) with the Board of Governors trophy which he won Sunday with a net 139 for 36 holes. J. L. Barker, (right) was runner-up with 141. ricn wiaener ai xi laiean a uou grow younger each year, as well as more proficient in the saddle, has ridden dozens of stake winners during his long and brilliant career.

He still weighs only 105 pie of winters back with Royal pounds, and his work of 1951 up the line lends credence to the Governor. So far this year he has ridden 75 winners, chiefly on the Jersey circuit, including three stakes scores. He weighs 112 pounds and should be a busy booter through the campaign ahead in the land of sunshine. 1. Tennessee (92) 9-0 2.

Michigan State 34) (9-0) 3. Maryland (18) (9-0 4. Illinois (41 (8-0-11 5. Princeton 4 9-0) 6. Georgia Tech (1) (941-1) 7.

Wisconsin (5i (7-1-1) 8. Stanford (1) (9-1) 9. Baylor 7-l-11 10. Oklahoma 2 1 (7-2) SKOOND TEN opinion Nicky was never in better riding form. He will free 1.508 1.379 1.257 1.030 87S 727 529 463 406 14 142 and the Cocoa high school Tigers and the Clay County team of Green Cove Springs as the opponents for the third annual Indian River Shrine Club Bowl, according to an announcement by Ralph D.

Van Valkenburg, chairman of the selection committee. Cocoa was selected after de MORRIS McLEMORE lance during the Miami season. Kentucky, 28-0, Saturday. Mich BOBBY PERMANE, who has Lindberg, Culmone and Stout staged one of the most inspiring are otriers who have been on igan state ended its season with a 45-7 triumph against Colorado. Maryland also closed out its sea Phillips Field Site Of Game PLANT CITY, Nov.

27 UP) The executive committee of the South Florida Conference announced yesterday tha' Phillips field in Tampa was chose as the saddle comebacks in years dur the big-time consistently, and 11. Texas Christian 6-3) 12. California 3 (8-2 13. Virginia (li (8-1) 14. San Francisco (3) (9-0) 15.

-UCLA 4-3-l) 16. Texas i7-2 17. Kentucky (7-4V 18. Washington State (7-3) 19 Hrvlv rrnet tfuit ing the Jersey-Maryland fall son by romping to a 54-7 victory A Few Reflections On Wally Piper with marked success. Culmone, season, returns to the scene of, yoUngest of the trio, scaled the 89 87 75 73 47 32 an his most spectacular riding ac 20.

Southern California (7-3) Others receiving votes: over west Virginia. Illinois squeaked by Northwestern, 3-0. Stanford, Illinois' Rose Bowl opponents, dropped from third to eighth as a result of their 20-7 loss to California. Oklahoma re Clem son. Fur- due.

Bucknell. Xavier (Ohio. Michigan, heights in 1950 when he tied Willie Shoemaker for the riding title, each with 388 winners, equalling the mark set by the great oldtimer, Walter Miller, back in 1906. rininnali 1 1.. II.

1 1 1 smith Carolina. Louisiana State, Notre Dame, Mar feating the Titusville Terriers for the Brevard county championship at Titusville last Wednesday. Cocoa, so far, has won eight games and lost one and will end the regular season Friday night at Leesburg where a win will give the Tigers undisputed possession of the Orange Belt conference title. isite for the championship game tint i la. i.

TROPICAL PARK will be Dispensers of college scholarships needn't worry about Wal- between winners of the North ly Piper's experience. The 18-vear-old Miami High whippet has and South divisions, put in nine solid years of competition he started with the Opti-! Plant City's Planters have al-! clinched a place in the complishments. The Camden-born lad made turf history when he rode five winners on three consecutive days at Tropical Park in 1944. They said Bobby would never ride again after his leg was horribly shattered during a spill at Gulfstream Park on March 24, 1949. The wavy-haired "corhe-back kid" fell with Claire Dauber and then he was smashed into the ground when misi Dirys wiuu -wiy nl vnff as rha ninns of th well-stocked as well with "bug" boys, the most promising of whom appear to be 18-year-old Albert Widman, J.

Garroutte, Bernard Albert, Steve DiMau-ro, W. Lane, W. Jewell, and 152, he has tne irame lor more meat ana nis aaa, wany Northern division nf th cnnfpr. GREEN COVE closed its reg I it's strictly up to Young Wally where he goes from here. ence.

on Frank Maher, widman, a na Harkness Named Officials' Prexy Bill Harkness was elected president of the South Florida football Officials assn. at meeting last night at Miami high. Harkness succeeds Joe Faton. Other new officers include Clyd Crabtree. vice president Charles Fancher.

secretary-treasurer, and Dave Wike. another horse, Tally, fell him. Last Friday morning, Mrs. Piper went into the halfback bedroom to rustle him out for the new day and she heard him muttering in his sleep: "Two more yards, two more yards. This may be surprising to followers of Miami Edison, whom Wally sliced up something frightful Thursday night.

Edisons had no idea Wally dealt with such short Frank Luplow Big Car Champ CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (JP) Frank Luptow of Tampa is the 1951 National big car racing champion of the International Motor Contest association. Luptow compiled 5,755 points during the season. Sharing second place in the big car competition with 2,840 points each were Deb Snyder of Kent, Ohio, and THE BATTLE for Southern division honors is between Fort Myers and Sarasota. Fort Myers must win a game from Bartow while Sarasota loses to Bradenton to give Fort Myers a spot in the playoff.

A win by Sarasota will assure that team a place in the playoff. The championship game will be played on the night of Dec. 7. ular season with eight wins and two losses to carry off the St. Johns Conference title.

The Blue Devils, who will be making their second appearance here have run up a total of 268 points against 91 for their opponents. Their first appearance in a Shrine bowl contest was two years ago when they lost to the Melbourne Bulldogs. Last year, Cocoa representing Brevard county, won over St. Cloud. The Shring Bowl game was originated as a charity affair by the Indian River Shrine Club in tive of Tampa, rode well in New York this year.

He is under contract to Jim Norris' Shady Brook Farm, trained by John B. Partridge. Among other widely-known riders ready for Tropical's inaugural are Bobby Bernhardt, A. Lo Turco, Sidney Cole, Jack Colinari, Jimmy Picou, C. Penn-ock, A.

Vasil, N. Pariso, A. De-Lara, J. Skelly, Ira Hanford, J. Perez and Jim Onarato.

PERMANE SPENT 18 days in a Florida hospital as doctors worked to save the severely broken leg from amputation. Finally, they flew him to New York where two of the nation's best surgeons went to work on the leg. Actually, it was Dr. Alexander Kaye, of Physicians Hospital, Jackson Heights, L. who worked surgical wonders on Bobby.

Bobby's leg was saved after FIGHT RESULTS Bert Wellmueller of Louisville. Herschell Buchanan of Shreve-port, a travelinc salesman ASSOCIATED PRESS ITEM from Lexington after Tennessee powered Kentucky, 28-0, quoted Kentucky's Bear Bryant as saying: "We had a few men they had Bryant thought the loss of Emery Clark and Tommy Atkins two of his best defensive backs hurt Kentucky a great deal. Both suffered wounds that put them in the hospital. Frank Fox, Daily News staffer, had the real answer. "From this account," said Br'er Fox," it is obvious Kentucky underwent another Neylandectomy.

TENNESSEE, WORKING THE SAME precise and ferocious offense that stood by General Neyland 20 years ago, trod carful-ly and heavily through a so-so schedule and reached a peak at the exact moment the general wished. Scraatoa. Pa. Rocky Castellani. 157'-.

Luzerne. outpointed Terry Moore, 159 Baltimore 10. Washington Gene Smith, 127H. Washington, knocked out Elmer Barksdale, 128, Baltimore 7 Providence. R.

I. Georgie Araujo. 1351, who turned to stock car racing Bob Neyland Week's Coach ATLANTA, Nov. 27 (JP) Gen. Bob Neyland, coach of undefeated and untied Tennessee, was voted coach of the week in the Atlanta Journal's regular poll.

inree years ago, won the IMCA FSL Expands To 10 Teams CRESCENT CITY, Nov. 27 JP) Directors of the Class Florida State league voted here to expand to 10 teams for 1952. St. Augustine was accepted as stocR car tile. He amassed 14.325 points.

Dominic Perlick and Wally Dahl, both of Minneapolis, were second and third, respectively with 9,320 and 8,250. R. H. Mcintosh of Birmingham was re-elected president of the Savitt Draws High Ranking MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 27iJP) Dick Savitt of East Orange, N.J., is the top-seeded foreign entry in the Victorian Tennis championships which gets underway on the Kooyong courts Thursday.

Providence, stopped Harry La 13 4. Houston. (3) Boston Tommy Collins. 125s. Boston, knocked out Joey Cam.

12414. Boston (H. Holyoke. Mass. Art Henri.

188. New York, outpointed Jefl Dyer, 208, Springfield. 10i. Baltimore Eddie Marshall. 165.

Capitol Heights, outpointed Tex Newby, 173. Baltimore 10). New Y'ork Pat Msrcune. 128. Brooklyn.

outpointed Charley McGarrity, Ros-well, New York (8). This may be the most significant feature of Neyland's great The Vols' 28-0 victory over Ken- tucky won Neyland 16 of the 201 JIM FERRIS, custodian of the jockey room at Tropical, expects to have over 125 riders under his wing by Friday. Cy Miller will again act as trainer and conditioner for the little men. It will be his job to keep the saddle artists in top physical shape for their riding engagements. YESTERDAY WAS a memorable day for both Francis P.

Dunne, Tropical Park's racing secretary, and Harry M. Stevens II, of the catering family. Dunne flew to his home at Great Neck, L. to celebrate his silver wedding anniversary with Mrs. Dunne.

Stevens marked his 17th wedding span with his wife, Hope, at their Miami a ninth member. When it ap racing organization during its annual meeting yesterday. peared that Jacksonville Beach was not ready to qualify, directors voted to give that club and other cities until next Saturday Vic Seixas, Philadelphia, win to show they were ready to meet ner of the recent New South Wales tournament, was seeded second. Rounding out the foreign record. His material is better than some, not better than all his opponents; his schedule favors Tennessee and he makes no bones about it but he remains the master at preparing his team for the one game, the big battle, the critical point of the season.

Alabama, Vanderbilt and Kentucky and other wandering enemies discovered this long ago and the rumor seems to have spread lately. By knocking off Texas in the Cotton Bowl last winter, Tennessee had the most substantial claim to a national championship for the 1950 season. Now the Vols are on top of another title, with pore old Vanderbilt offering itself -for sacrifice this weekend. IT COULD BE, NATURALLY, that Maryland will separate Tennessee and its marbles New Year's in New Orleans. votes cast by Southern sports writers.

Bob Woodruff, whose Florida team upset Alabama, 30-21, received the other four voters. Bill Barbish, Tennessee linebacker, was named as the Journal's lineman of the week and Jimmy Hahn, Vol blocking star, was selected as the back of the week. Lineman and back of the week are chosen by Guy Tiller of the Journal sports staff from nominations by the coaches, scouts and writers. seedings in order were, Lennart qualificatons outlined by league president John Krider. Directors then will offer the 10th franchise, Krider said.

The other cities were not identified. Bergelin, Sweden; Tony Trabert, Beach home. Cincinnati; Ted Schroeder, La Crescenta, Calif Sven Davids- son, Sweden; Torsten Johansson, Sweden and Hamilton Richardson, Baton Rouge, La. But I'm glad no son of mine will be in that Maryland lineup Frank Sedgman, Australia's No. 1 player, headed the domestic seedings.

Ranked behind when it tries to tweak the general's nose. Lakeland Breaks With Jefferson And Tech CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS There Are Many Opportunities For You On The Savannah River Project Now Under Construction Near Augusta, Georgia. Du Pont Is Building This Large Facility For The United States Atomic Energy Commission and Urgently Needs GRADUATE ENGINEERS And EXPERIENCED CONSTRUCTION MEN For The Following Positions: Sedgman were Ken McGregor, Mervyn Rose, Lewis Hoad, Ken -Rosewall, Ian Ayre, Don Candy and George Worthington. TAMPA, Nov. 27 UP) Jeffer son High of Tampa and Lakeland Buffalo Sale Is Ratified High School are breaking off football relations because of too keen a rivalry.

Ateo P. Leto, Jefferson" princi It follows when one talks Tennessee this season, he also must talk Georgia Tech, although there is no great affection between the schools, or, I dare say, the head coaches. They're bitter rivals, although Bobby Dodd was one of the better-known football players Neyland put on the field. It is a personal opinion that these men, so different in approach and personality, have an abiding respect for each other. Yet, they suspended their rivalry did away with the Tech-Tennessee game when each had won two fights in the series.

Tech. if it whins Georeia Saturday, will have the sturdier pal, made the announcement of BUFFALO, N. Nov. 27 the football break yesterday. He said he and T.

J. Poppell, Lakeland principal, agreed the com (IP) A new chapter in Buffalo's baseball history has begun with the ratification of the sale of the Buffalo Bisons' franchise to the petition between the two schools clutch on the Southeastern Conference title because it played had become so sharp they felt a Detroit Tigers. The sale of the International i Vvi uumit wax h-- sary at this time. League Baseball club for was ratified yesterday plac ing the organization in the hands tional championship, vague though it is. It's a pity they don't play this season as they will again in 1953.

it may be ill-considered of me to venture an opinion. of the Tigers owner, Walter The rivalry has led to rough play among players of both teams in the last two years. Lakeland won both these games. The two schools have been Briggs, nationally known auto mobile magnate. The deal includes only the franchise and not the players, i playing football for nine years.

according to Bison Treasurer Leto said the break in football relations did not apply to basketball and baseball. Lew Horschel. He said, howev 3 ways er, that the Tigers will have first option to buy any of the players now on the roster. C. T.

Chenery Stars Santa Anita Arrivals to AREA ENGINEERS BUILDING ENGINEERS fe COST ENGINEERS CONTRACT ENGINEERS DESIGNERS DRAFTSMEN ESTIMATORS EXPEDITERS INSPECTORS-CHIEF INSPECTORS-MATERIAL EQUIP. MATERIAL CONTROL ENGINEERS PLANNING ENGINEERS SAFETY ENGINEERS WATER ENGINEERS ARCADIA, Nov. 27 (2P) Hill Prince and Byron Recheck Boosts MHS-Edison Count A recheck of official attendance count for the Miami high-Edison football game last Thursday revealed 39,995 tickets were sold to establish a new record for high school attendance in the Orange Bowl. Previous high was the 37,982 mark set at a Miami high-Miami Jackson tilt. Previously the total had been announced as YESTERDAY, SOME BIRD CALLED here to the shop and asked: "Which kind of material is better, big backs and small linemen or small backs and big linemen.

I answered that it depends on the individuals. My caller thought about this for a few moments, then asked, confidentially: 'What's the matter. Bub, you stoopiefif" Well, as a matter of tact, yes. Listen to McLeMore's sports report daily except Sunday over WIOD, six o'clock.) Hot-Cold Brisebois Hopes To Be Hot 1 Fritzie Prutlen Is Favored I To Whip Fellow Canadian The Indian on his paternal; from Toronto to Paterson. N.

stars of the C. T. Chenery stable, are here for the winter races at Santa Anita starting Dec. 28. Trainer J.

H. (Casey) Hayes said when they arrived yester day that he plans to point them for the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap March 1. The stable R's Gilbeys has 15 horses here for the cam- DONS GIVE UP ON QUEST FOR ORANGE BOWL BID OTHER OPENINGS AVAILABLE FOR GRADUATE ENGINEERS With Highly Specialized Experience it's Dry naturally dry it's Clear, crystal clear! pp Pft 1 side may spell the difference be-when he came under the man-tween victory and' defeat when agement of Bill Daly, has de-Montreal's Marcel (Rocky) jcisioned fighters of the calibre Brisebois clashes with Toronto's1 of Tony Janiro, Beau Jack, Fritzie Pruden. in their ched-1 Terry Young and Don Williams. uled 10 round "welterweight He also holds a kayo over Alj match at Miami Beach Auditor- Hersh.

well known for fine per- lum tomorrow night; tormances here. It's the consensus of the local PRIT7ir ----e wisenheimers along cauliflower. FRITZIE APPEARS to have row that Brisebois. whose dad a ede in the matter of ex-was of Iroquois ancestry, is an.P.e."f"ce gainst the big names erratic sort of an individual, hot ln the welterweight division and or cold, according to mood and." dPe entitled to the 7-5 if the Right Proof, 90 proof, for perfect perfect taste SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27 2P The Orange Bowl dream of the University of San Francisco Dons blew up last night.

When the word reached Joe Kuharich, coach of the all-victorious football team, he said: "As far as the coaching staff and the players are concerned, we are through for the season." CONGRESSMEN AND toppled foes of USF a team sparkling with the long runs of Ollie Matson and the brilliant passing of Ed Brown had put in a plug for the Dons to go to Miami. But last night, Van C. Kussrow, chairman of the Miami Bowl selection committee, told San Francisco sports writers by telephone the Dons' "weak schedule" had worked against them. KUSSROW POINTED out that the Dons of this season were not the gate-drawing attraction Santa Clara was in the Orange Bowl in 1950. Santa Clara is ontj of the teams the Dons downed on a nine-game schedule just concluded.

conditions W1 ucimig uuji ucive es- tablished. There is also the mat- THEY BELIEVE Brisebois ter of his tentative Philadelphia can be rather cold as on the match with Gil Turner, almost night they saw him lose to Bob- a sure thing if he defeats Brise- by Elliot, blaming the torrid bois. Make sure if For Information Or Interview Appointment Please Call RICHARD SPERRY, the da Pont representative who will interview and hire candidates in the Florida State Employment Office in the locations and on the dates listed below: MIAMI, 501 N.E. FIRST PHONE 9-8341 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH THRU WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28TH Or Write E.

Construction Recruitment Section P.O. ROX 117 AUGUSTA, GA. GILBEY'S GIN weather for his disappointing So with considerable at stake performance. They likewise be-pruden should be seen at his lieve he can be hot as on the best against Brisebois, the guy night that saw him score a TKO blows hot or cold, depend-over Art Davis. ing upon his moods.

Manager Willie Ketchum and trainer Teddy Bentham agree ART SAEY, Miami heavy-' Brisebois is in the proverbial weight, essays a comeback in a pink for his battle with the 10th- six-rounder against Bill Smith of ranking Pruden tomorrow night Miami. In another six Kidi and tha. he'll be as hot as neces-Sneeze, Cuban sary. makes his local debut against Pruden is making his first Johnny Sheridan of Los Ange-i international faVorite Drsfitted and bottled in the United States, Engiand, Canada, Australia, South Africa, 6ifber's Distilled London Dry Gin. 90 Proof.

I OCX Gram Neutral Spirits. H. A. Gjtttls Lid, Cincinnati, Ohio. Kussrow assured the writers that the Orange Bowl decision was based in no sense on the fact that the Dons' star, Matson, is a Negro.

He said the coach of Georgia Tech, already named for the Orange Bowl, had expressed willingness to play teams which have Negro players. fance. UUAigent Brmi, Chile. start locally Fritzie. who moved, les.

i HORSE RACE RESULTS 5 DAILY NEWS. Tuesday, November 27, I3-A.

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