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Williamson Rang Bell On NAS. Just to straighten you out. Intersections! Records, 1945. '1 i i SS KU'V A r5i 1. East 13 .658 2.

Southeast 21 .639 3. Midwest 22 .541 4. Southwest 10 .541 5. Pacific 2 .503 6. Rockies 5 .432 7.

Missouri valley 7 .363 8. South Atlantic 6 .323 Totals B6 4.000 Games 43 .500 sions were more or less foregone conclusions. The Midwest was again below par If anything-, more so on the average than last year. The East, aided and abetted by Army and Navy, began return to power. The Coast, Btf 6 and Southwest had their poorest records In years.

All in all the Southeast did right well and compared favorably with, perhaps better than, the other sections. Last September the System said in very certain tones that in the East it would be Army or Navy with the winner of their own sweet get-together the National Champions of 1945. Army 31, Navy Okay bub: Army No. 1 In 1945. The System rode with Southern California as No.

1 college team on the Coast. The Tro CONFERENCE AND GROUP RANKINGS. The following table lists various conferences and groups according to averages of the Williamson ratings of respective seven or less members each. The last prewar normal list like this covered nearly 10O conferences and groups Last year's group table covered only 28 entries because so many conferences were closed down for war. All South includes Maryland to" Texas.

nratip Katnltr'nronp Rating 1. All. NatlMi VI 1 39. Op 1 TS.1 1. All South 4.4 'M.

Tutwra T4.2 3. AU BarvlG 94 3 37. Far W. eon I 4. Navy Srv.

9X VL a. Cal. TI.S t. All Eaat liX.U9i All Jum I 5. B.

Conf. 91.3. CalL JC'a 7 .7. AAF Cm. IW.ttl.ll.

Ptnn ora 7 I 8. All Kilwit. N. Rn. Ml 64,1 Weat Coaf.

to .21 3. N. Ut.aSm. 10. All Hthwat, 90 O'M.

Ark. Grp. 11. Km Waat Jfc So. JC'a II I 12.

8. Conf. S7.i3. In Grp. S3 IS.

Contt Con. 87.1 37. Miaw. Ctm. Il 14.

Kaat. Ivy (tfl.B a Mich. y. 2 5 in. Mo.

Vai. ga.iiau. mim. col i 10. H'wit.

con, 8A.3I4& Ohio Grp. 1 It I IT. fcat lixt. SS.4'41. Poaa Tchf.

15. AU Cath. 8.42. Ma. I.

A A. i. nig i aa.4i43. in. x.

a mi M. Bonlar Op TI.BI44. bm Conf. Ml St. All HiMkli 7.l4Jfc Neb.

Grp. (id. I St. Junior Var. TA.d.41.

N. Can. I 14.1 IS. N.T.-Pa 77 47. Paka.

Oa. Ml 14. LA.A. 70.SI4S. Wl.

Tchra. 4)1 Your observer would like to present detailed analysis Of all this and other features of the season, like the System did in some post-Thonksglving releases a season in prewar years. Lots of debunking would be in order. Sho' nuff every reason. But that's all now folks.

Hope to be seeing you and lots more fans nest year. jans won the big conference 1 championship out there. Unheralded St Mary's college of California beat Suothern Cal 26-0 and the Gaels could clinch the gonfalon as being, like young Lochinvar, the best in all the West That is. by performing creditably against Oklahoma Aggies in this New Years Sugar Bowl game. Last September the system picked Wake Forest No.

1 and Duke No. 2 in the South Atlantic. It Was the other way round. The same kind of foretelling befitted Colorado and BY PAUL B. The reader may recall the following quotation: "Fitful.

That's the term the Williamson football system would use if required to anticipate the 1945 season in one word." Yes, that's how this observer back in September started off his preview of the 1945 grid season. FITFUL IS RIGHT. It was one of the most upsetting football season in many a month of Sundays. The final ratings show it, and the final Saturday of the regular season was one of the most upsetting gridiron endings in history. Even one of the first ten college leaders of the previous week dropped out.

In fact, among the 20 leading games' of the last week there were nine upsets; Including such things as the shocking 39-7 defeat of Notre Dame by Great Lakes, the unexpected 19-14 setback of Rice by Baylor, and other crazy scores. Also as suggested in last September's Williamson preview there was less dependence during the season on freshman players than last year, and on the average there were more evenly matched scores and fewer big scoring contests. Yes, there were some adding machine scores, but most of the relatively few top heavy deci Tutors rally to nip Paced by Kenneth Sawyer, Teachers high overcame an 8-3 deficit at halftime and edged Roca high, 18-14, at the NU coliseum Tuesday afternoon. Seidschag's long shots in the first half gave the Roca crew an early lead, but Sawyer came thru with four buckets in the last half and aided by fielders from teammates Cropp and Cransant edged out the visitors. Sawyer was the whole show in the winning drive, collecting 11 points, while "Seidschag came thru with nine of Roca's 13 counters.

It was the first win of the season for Harry Reed's Tutors in two starts. Box score: ONE TO BECOME QUEEN One of these seven beauties will become Queen of the Tournament of Roses, and the remaining six will be her attending princesses. The girls all are finalists from several thousand coeds from Pasadena Junior college. They are, top, left to right: Betty Law, 17; Violet Milich, 19; Jeanne Rice, 16; center, Alice Honor, (left), 17; Virginia Sandborg, 18; bottom, Patricia Auman (left), 17; Mary Merrill, 19. (AP wirephoto.) Coach committee out of city 5 rlsW' Garden to house tourney NEW YORK.

(jP). The National invitational basketball tourney won last year by DePaul university of Chicago, will be played on March 14, 16, 18 and 20 in Madison Square Garden. NOW SHOWING BING CROSBY In The Star Maker' PLUS Dick Mary Powell Martin la 'Happy Go Lucky' -MIXED and I SJLcuLe STARTS TODAY! WHAT IS THE EVIL THAT SHADOWS THEIR LIVES? or: M.Kn Kan cm. tsaoat OLrvt tuMnn KMwin wvchchiv imoim tntvcK ioHtr nuow (Tog PLUS 2nd DIG HIT! SOSiJS! Acvy I CUSTB hii siosit TMH8DSII iahmme ANDY Ctm OWN (It b) KIU1AMS Last Times Today! JOHN I Vl- Teachsra fg ft I Roca tg ft Lmke 1 0 0 21 SeldKhag 4 12 Phlppi 0 0 01 8choenthal (10 2 Game' 0 1 SIMuliirrc 0 0 2 Cropp 1 0 2 8wlKfartg 0 11 Whnlen 0 0 Flarhmnn 1 0 1 Sawyer 5 12 Rhoenrock 0 0 0 Bnhli 0 0 Hahn 0 0 0 2 0 01 i 1 Total! 7 2 11 1 Total! 6 2 1 COACHES DREAM Bob Feni-more, aU-American back in '44, did more than his share in leading the Oklahoma Aggies to an undefeated season, and a bid to the Sugar bowl in New Orleans New Year's day. nam 10 Duy a Business ineca uts 01- ira in ins ousiDeas uiipuriunuy sui iu the Want Ada If you don't find what you nil.

run women iu ouy JOYO 61st at Havelock W'ednetday Thumday la Ihrre a doctor In the houitt thrrel Ufa, brother and ahr'i a beaatyt JOHN CARROLL RUTH Hl'SSEY "BEDSIDE with Ann Ralherford Charles Rallies Companion Feature Chills br nlrht! Joel Met res Gail Busaell In "THE UNSEEN" a i 1 i EXPLANATION: Ties counted as half-game won and half-game lost. Percentages weighted respectively according to relative number of games per province. Results like Tulsa 40, Nevada 0 end West Virginia 42, Otterbeing 0 were not tabulated but like Valparaiso 7, East Kentucky 6 and Murray (Ky.) State, Ohio U. 13 were tabulated. East led, thanks largely to Army and Navy.

State of Oklahoma included in Southwest not In Midwest or Missouri Val-Jey. West Virginia Included in South Atlantic not in East Meeting of governors of Southeast states in New Orleans this week (Dec. 6-7) Includes West Virginia, with Governor Kerr of Oklahoma as chairman. Less than one-tenth of 1945's grid games were Intersectional. Normally, intersectional affairs constitute about one-seventh of all games played Frnka is out as aN prospect BY WALT DOBBINS.

The coaching mystery deepens. We called upon those legendary gentlemen on Baker street Mr. Sherlock Holmes and the good Dr. Watson to help solve the "Epi sode of the Missing Letter" last week. Today we seek their help In solving another case.

A. Conan Doyle, long in his grave, probably would refer to it as "The Tale of the Absent Committee." MR. HOLMES (not to be con fused with George Holmes, a member of the board) issued the following communique on devel opments on the case late Tuesday evening: 1. The entire committee picked to select a successor to Col. Biff Jones A.

J. Lewan-dowskl, Dean T. J. Thompson, Roy Green, Clarence Swanson and John K. Belleck were out of the city Tuesday.

2. Henry Frnka, In a telephone conversation with The Journal, stated that be bad bad no contact with any member of the athletio board or rerenta since last sprlnr. 4. Howard "Howie" Dell, head coach at Yale, mentioned as a possible successor, to Colonel Jones, was knowrfto be in New Haven Tuesday eveninf and certainly not In contact with the Nebraska group. 4.

That Polsy Clark's chance of returning to Nebraska do not seem as bright as a few day aco In view of the entire board's absence from the i city and apparently In conference with prospective candidates. 5. Don Faurot, athletic director and head coach at Missouri before the war, Was the speaker at a Titer banquet Monday nlcht at Columbia, Ma. Therefore he probably Is not under consideration, for Lewandowskl and Selleck, who were out of the city Monday, moat have been la contact with THE candidate or candidates on that date before calling in the rest of the committee. Sherlock, with Dr.

Watson's aid. plans to look into the situation further. His little black note- MAIN FEATURES START LINCOLN: "The Dolly Sisters," 12:45, 2:53, 5:01, 7:09, 9:21. STUART: "Shady Lady" 1:00. 3.08, 5:16, 7:25, 9:34.

NEBRASKA: "East Side of Heaven," 2:51, 6:19, 9:47. "Imitation of Life," 1:00, 4:28, 7:56. varsity: "Back to Bataan" 1:32, 3:33, 5:34, 7:35, 9:36. STATE: "Experiment Perilous." 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35. "Song of the Prairie," 2:40, 5:40, 8:15.

UAI'ITOL: The Star Maker," 1:00, 3:57, 6:54. 9:51. "Happy Go Lucky," 2:34, 5:31, 8:28. JOYO: "Bedside Manner" 7:07. 9:54.

"The Unseen," 8:26. )Svi -PIL A- fti II Don't Miss PAT BOFFMAN with Jimmy Barnctt's Orchestra at Pla-Mor Saturday Nite. Denver universities In the Rocky mountains. ALMOST IF NOT entirely alone in nationwide writing or broadcasting, the Williamson System suspected that Alabama would be this season's pride of the South. Indeed, the System hinted three months ago that Coach Frank Thomas' Alabama boys might be runners up to Army (or Navy) at the end of the season.

Yea, boy! And besides that we spoke well of Coach Bernie Moore's L.S.U. Tigers and we posed Tennessee as the dark horse. The last two did right pert (pronounced piert like in pierce). Oh yes, this writer is a professional geologist. There are mighty few swamps in Alabama.

Like most persons brave enough or foolish enough to prophesy a football season's outcome, the Williamson System missed mark in 1945 in calling the turn on leadership in the Midwest, the Southwest and the Missouri Valley, Altho we did pick Missouri, 1945 Big 6 champions, at third and we pre-put Ohio State second and Purdue third. Nobody noticed Indiana. AU the more credit to the Hoosiers for copping the Big Ten title clearly. WILLIAMSON 1945 CHAMPIONS. As of Dec.

2 the system believed the following assignments would hold: Coast league to become major COLUMBUS, O. (T). The Pa cific Coast league voted Tuesday to become a major league beginning with the 1946 season, sub ject to approval of Baseball Com missioner A. B. Chandler, president of the two current major leagues and the minors' organization.

President Clarence Rowlund of the Coast who Issued a formal statement following an afternoon-long meeting, pointed out that the loop previously had expressed a determination to be come a major league. He quoted the resolution adopted as saying: "RESOVED that the Pacific Coast league now become a majoi league and to be such beginning with the 1946 season, but provided that it must obtain approval of the commissioner of baseball, of the presidents of the two major leagues and the national association, and that it be accepted as a major league in organized baseball and remain therein." Rowland said a committee of three, consisting of himself, Charles Graham, president of the San Francisco club, and Victor Ford Collins, president of the Hollywood club, was named to start negotiations to obtain the necessary approval and agree ment. Must clean up raring NEW YORK. '). Presidents and representatives of 33 of the nation's race tracks, alarmed at the bad press the horse gume has been receiving lately, Tuesday gave the board of directors of the a "mandate to drive tne oaa element out of racing.

HOACT CARMICHAH pioying.vryng A 1 rruir 1 SiN' A flit Is if i 1 pioyir3.r9"9 I 1 M.ph i I i National football champions: Army. Best service team: Shoemaker Field (Fleet City). A.A.F. Command league bestj Third Air (called second best service, in September). Best service rovers: Hondo A.A.F.

and Ninth Troop Carriers (Bergstrom). Best small college teams (each in its own circle): Upper flight: Oberlin, Miami U. of Ohio; Arkansas Tech, Redlands. Lower flight: Connecticut Gustavus Adolphus, Valparaiso; Capital Muskingum, Iowa Central. Best teachers teams: Upper flight: Northwestern Louisiana State, Peru Lower flight: Southern Illinois State (Carbondale), Wayne Junior college champs: Comp-ton vs.

Modesto (Dec. 8). Undefeated, once tied High Point (N. was pretty good, too. Most relentless team: Henderson Point (Miss.) Merchant Marine Cadets.

They played J. McNcese JC (Lake Charles, La.) three times this season and won every time. SPEAKING OF MIAMI: In 1945 there were Miami U. of Florida (with theri best team in history, lost only to Georgia), Miami U. of Ohio, Miami JC (N.E.

Oklahoma Miami NTS, Miami AAF, and Miami JOE DUSEK. Dusck-Cof field in ivrestle feature Yes, wrestle fans, the hours are ticking away very fast and in less than 24 hours Adam Krlcger will trot the-opening bout bruisers Into the ring to open Wednesday's mat show at the state fairgrounds. Adam- Is proud of his all-star card this week, and it's no won der: Jolting Joe Dusek, and Jimmy Coffield hook up in a return grudge match, and after last week's affair anything might, and will happen. Henri Piers will bump heads with Don Koch, the deaf mute from Milwaukee, in a 2 out of 3 match or 1 hour time limit. From past performances Koch, altho deaf, can really go in the ring Opening at 8:30 will be Sailor Blnssie, another of the popular sailors, against Bad Boy Brown Let me repeat the name.

Bad Boy Brown. Enough said. Joe Zikmund will police the area in case the boys try to get out of hand. Alabama moves up NEW YORK. (P).

Alabama, not Navy, finished second to Army in the final Associated Press poll to determine the country top ten football teams, a re-check of the 116 votes cast showed Tuesday. FRIDAY! The Romantic Hit of the Year The Exciting Story of One Glorious Week-End! st GINGER ROGERS UNA-TURNER WALTER PIDGEON VAN JOHNSON rr rut Festves st: 41 21 1 i 1 1 I ti If 3 BIBLE'S DELIGHT Hubert Bechtol, Texas end, made Dana X. Bible smile many a time during the past grid campaign, which saw the Longhorns end up with an invite to the Cotton bowl. book contained the names of sev eral other suspects. He admitted some are definitely under suspicion.

The little book disclosed tho names of Harry Stuhldreher of Wisconsin, who was on the "hot seat" at the Badger school a few years oacs; uucuey DeGroot, the genial mentor of the Washington. Redskins, who at various times was reported anxious to get back into college ball and Ed. McKeev-er of Cornell, who possibly may be Suspect No. 1, according to Sherlock. Three former Nebraskans.

George Sauer, Bernie Masterson and Lonnie Stiner; Jim Looka-baugh, who produced great teams at the Oklahoma Aggies the past two seasons; Clark bhaughnessy, who hasn't done so well at Pitt; Bob Mycins of Penn State and even Tad Wieman, who once ap plied in person lor the Job a few seasons back are on Holmes' list. Its still a guessing rame" Sherlock reported. "So far the clues are pretty llm. I almost forgot Pappy Waldorf of North western who visited your city as guest coach early last fall. We'll have to trail him down, too." Omaha alumni to meet OMAHA.

OPl. The Nebrk football coachinc situation will be HERE'S AN EXTRA SHOTOF VITAMIN'L Starts Tomorrow! 4uf stands for LAUGHTER Funny enough to keep you laughing from start to finish! So filled with the spirit of Christmas that it may change your life! WAYNE in "BACK TO BATAAN" r3? TOMORROW ONA MUNSON wha'i rrally a al et Anne Gillis Rath Terry Vs the prime subject for discussion Wednesday noon when the Omaha no i Score at half: Roca 8, Teacher! 3. Referee: Dick Miller. Nebraska. MODEIW Tonite at plus "Jamming The Blues" I cm." Douglas MacArthur 4 iw o.w sw --4 7 414 oisia w.

nan JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT as the ham actor who prefers roast beef! BILLIE BURKE who never knows what its all about! EUGENE PALLETTEo iki'i msrrlea Blllle! Aiumni association meets at the Y.M.C.A. here, President Window Van Brunt said Tuesday. He said he plans to appoint a resolutions committee to serve as a fact-finding group. Dec. 5 PM LInoohl Fair Grounds Arena Main Event Joe Dusck Jimmy Coffield SAILOR LASSIE vs.

BAD BOY BROWN I WRESTLE flf 1. WED. i- i I I JOS PtaXK r- plus Raymond VValburn cfifflffiW1 ADDED FEATURE LENGTH! 3 story of our sons end daughters in the Pacific 'This is the I know you 44c HELD OVER! 1 Betty CRABLE Li Ii.nf II4VFR 1 1 i I jonn I "DOLLY ij I GllMORt will be as proud of them as General CORPS i-f 4 ft. ir-j i 1 HENRI PIERS aaudet.e Colbert ATTENTION! I 1 LJ BtkMslsalSJsSsiy si sfiMsn1sMBa4) MsflsafsM "Imilatlon of Life' 11 fl aanaM. Bing Crosby 1 r- -n ur i 1 m4 tmm fl LM bide ft cr Ttil ttiwifa NX.

sy I JT DAVIDSON'S Here's the full glory of our forces under MacArthur and Nimitz! the revealing record filmed by 1000 combat cameramen! if Ginnr SIMMS Robert PAIGE 'SHADY LADY' AMY PKT0K1AI SEIYIQ SIGNAL.