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Orlando Evening Star from Orlando, Florida • 10

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Revolta, Palmer Tied for First-Day $10,000 Open Golf Play 0 6 1 THK ORLANDO STAR ORLANDO, FLA. PAGE 10 FRI NOV. 29. 1948 Tigers Down Lakeland Yanks Sign Outfielders, 11 Others DLMassio, Keller And Hcnrich Back New York (API The New York Yankees' great outfield trio ot Jo DIMagglo, Charlie Keller and Tommy Henrich, which led th Yankee to three straight pennant from 1941- 43 befor it was broken up by Unci Sam, headed a list of 14 Yank player who hav Georgia-Tech Battle Tops Grid Slate Army Big Favorite To Wallop Middies New York tUPl Undefeated Favored Players Trailing slogan, Sncad Find Dubsdread Layout I Rough on Putting Br CHAKUK WADS WORTH (TM iiaa aa Sanaa aanarl A pair of aparkltat 15V carded ChattanoogaRouts Rollins, 34-6; Roberts Paves Way ImUl to TM Often SUr 1 Chattanooga The Rollins Tars yeaierdsy took their worst de feat of the season at the hands of the powerTladfn Chattanooga Moccasins by the scon of 34 to 8. M'GinnisTops Stellar Show At Stadium Blocked Passes Produce Win Margin The Orlando High School Tiger closed their current football season last night at Greater Orlando Stsdtum by detesting Lakeland High.

19-0. Taking a 7-0 lead early In the second quarter when Cspt. Starvos Fullback Gene Roberts of Chat-t 11 1 Georgia, facing its fiercest test of the year, became a seven point favorite over once-beaten Georgia Tech today in a showdown for a Sugar Bowl bid as the regular football season winds up Saturday with a handful of traditional rivalries including the Army-Navy signed contract for th 1947 tea tanooga was Just too much for the gallant Tars as he led his teammate to single touchdowns In the first, second and final periods, and drove for two scores in the third frame, The Rollins line. sprker by Henry Baxter at left guard, played a whale of a game offensively. But the Rollins backfleld didn't measure up to the work -of the tolta and JofcA P.mw led a field numb-nr.

sttUy tr the Miami Ends Grid Seasotr Miami (API Tha University of Miami conclude what ti generally accepted to be a very successful football season her tonight when they meet th university ot troit In the Orange Bowl. Th Hurricanes two losses in nine (tarts, played be tor th largest horn attendance In th university's history: a turnstile I- hundred nut tow th second day tCay of th tUM Criando classic and Southern California at Notre Dame. Both Army and Notre Dame. supreme on every occasion except their own rock 'em. sock 'em Tar line, either defensively or offensively, and therein lies pretty much the story ot the Chattanooga victory.

Open 0S2 TfeorMSoent Uxly. And ash 4h meed ariSft entry tu. SI tul-tied to si, eusi-tins a XPvSi Par up cvxosid-erabi? tfta at slakxCa Dauwport scoreless tie. were prohibitive favorites to close out their seasons unbeaten. COP THE TARS WERE SADLY Army 1-0-11 rated 20 points IXiri CVcnirr Cub and ao- over injury-riddled Navy lU7i for hurt by injuries in the game.

The loss ot Calvin Peacock, star spin-nerback, and Dave Frailer, slippery little halfback, as well as Ends Reedy Talton and Orvuie Thomas and Guard Hardie Webb, hurt the Tar chances in the game. George Fazio, Canadian Open champion watches Jim Demaret, second at Atlanta POA. Open, sink a putt in tournament practice at Dubsdread. Both of these golfers art expected to be at the peaks tff their games in the 110,000 Orlando P.O.A. Open tournament in today's second round play.

Peacock was missed trie most, at though Dub Palmer played stellar ball as his replacement at the attendance ot over 310.000 In eight games, with an anticipated 33.000 for "the season close tonight. There were 186,434 fans for the eight-game schedule last year. Th team that went to th Or ang Bowl an underdog last year to emerge a spectacular victor, will not be playing any post-season events this year. Coach Jack Harding said he hsd received several bids for the smaller New Year's Day games. But had turned them all down.

Detroit, selected after th scheduled Penn State-Miami gam was cancelled because the Penn team had two Negro players, will meet a "top flight tearar the Hurricane coach promised. Uer mtcvem attawooe of Oclrai Florid I anticipated br toumsnxtJt officials. Ycswdajs. inaugural schedule had nor than th usual amount ot briitatst' gulf playing wrapped la the day a play and produced mat than rood thai of open-lac dT Jitters and slip-shod toll which in only to bt expected, REVOLT A AND PALMER split surpris packages with the tournament's favorite Beltin' Benny Hogan. the year's biggest money winner from Hershey.

Pa. Hog an Up-toed his way Into the charmed circle of 101 golfers i who survived the day's qualifying spinnerback slot. Roberts in is running attempts Deraopoulous picked up a block ed kick and raced 12 yards for a touchdown, Orlando racked up two quick third period scores when Hollts McCall hurled two perfect passes to Left End Bob McGinn is to put the season's finale on toe or the locals. McGinnls iu the sir-haired boy of the Tiger Ben and closed his prep career in a blase of glory, catching five passes and turning in a magnificent defensive gam along with th rest of a bang-line. After both teams had swapped preliminary punches and Orlando had blocked two Lakeland kicks, but couldn't gain, the Dreadnaughts took over on their own 37.

A scrapping Orlando line again came through with McOtn-nis tossing Emory for a nine-yard lost and Morris being stopped for another loss. Ernest Lanier went back to kick, but John Demopou-lous broke tiurougb to block the third successive kick. The ball bounced craaily to the 12 where another Demopoulous, Cspt Starvos, picked up the pigskin and raced across the goal line for a touchdown. McC all's kick was good and Orlando led, 7-0. Taking the third quarter kick-off and with McCree leading the way, Orlando marched straight down to Lakeland's 12 where Mo-Call shot a pass to McGinnls over the goal Una for a touchdown.

their Philadelphia climax and the Irish (7-0-1) had a 25 point spot against Southern California 1 Out on the West Coast, UCLA's Rose Bowl team rated 20 1-2 points over Nebraska 13-91 in Its attempt to finish tha regular schedule unbeaten. Only U.CL-A. 19-0 and Georgia 19-01 have perfect records among the scores of major elevens that start ed the first postwar pigskin parade back in September. THE SOPTHEASTERX CON-f ere nee championship and at least a share of the Southwest title are on the line Saturday. Both Georgia and Tennessee, with four victories and no defeats in the Southeast, have a chance fat a clearcut championship if one of them loses.

If both losa and Louisiana piled up a net yardage ot 169 yards and he took a screen pass and ankled 78 yards for a TD to In making th announcement yesterday, Pre. Larry MacPhall disclosed that he had tent out "about 25 contracts" and that no player has been asked to take a cut from last year salary. No salary figures were announced. "However." added, "we still hav com 33 mora contract to send out and I'm sorry to that several players hav been asked to accept a reduction In salary. But no material cut hat been mad.

I believe if it is necessary to slash a players salary considerably, he should be traded oft to torn other club." Th signing of DiMsgglo cam ss somewhat of a surprise to most listeners who had believed that DlMangio, reportedly paid 142,300 In 1948, would offered a lower rat for next year. Th star cen-terfielder had his worst season at th plat last year, failing to hit over .300 for th first Urn in hi big league career. Among the other 11 who hav signed on th dotted line ar Shortstop Phil Risauto. Second Baseman George Surnweiss and Catcher Aaron Robinson of the regular squad. Bobby Brown, star rookie who received a reported 135.000 bonus for signing with th Yanks last Spring and was tent to Newark where he finished a runner-up In th International League' batting race, alto ha signed.

Pitcher signed mrlud Lefty Pag and Randy Oumpert, hold overs: Oen Bearden of Oakland, Malcolm MaUett ot Norfolk and Vie Raachl of Blnghamlon and Newark. Rootle Catcher Ralph Houk and Outfielder Cliff Uapea round out th list of signed. personally account for 344 of the 3S3 net yardage rolled tip by Chat- Florida-Auburn to Settle SEC Cellar Fight Tomorrow Gainesville I API Auburn and Florida renew their traditional end-of-season football rivalry here tomorrow with one added incentive. The loser will occupy the Southeastern Conference cellar. tanooga on rushing and passing, The Rollins ground attack net-t ted only 82 yards, while their passing attack clicked only twice in 17 tries tor a net passing gain of 64 yards, setting the total of tensive gain at 146 yards.

line from about a yard out for th marker. The Mora came right back after scoriae by the narrowest of margins and while his play wasn't exactly what you would describe as disappointing, it came as a distinct surprise to an unusually large gallery which followed the threesome of Hogan. Denny Cham- tM -ml i The Moccasins lamed 14 first equalled the 71 needed to equal par. Close behind the two leaders were Art Doering. Denver, and downs to Rollins' seven State trims Tulane.

Georgia Tech i and Louisiana State would be tied -tine itexoir to scon again, now ever, and dash cold water on Tar 0 Ray Hill. Shreveport, La, pair WHILE ROBERTS WA5 SHIN hpP Drltl 0l Neither team has won a xa-ference game this year Florida, in fact, has lost all eight of its previous outings so the loser becomes a cinch to dwell at the bottom of the SEC standings. Tomorrows tut winds up to the season for both elevens. A win for Florida. loser In four loop engagements, would pull the sing for Chattanooga, Baxter did raiso, the Canadian Open champ Zt McDowell, after th gam, de from Los Angeles One stroke behind were Chan for the percentage lead.

Tennessee 1 8-1 1 was an eight point favorite over Vanderbilt 15-3 1 and Louisiana State (8-1) rated 14 1-2 points over Tulane (3-51. Rice 7-21 can tie Arkansas for the Southwest Conference title by dler Harper, Portsmouth, Lou i himself right proud for Rollins. He was In on the blocking of three kicks which set up Rollins' lone score, and repeatedly barged i through the Moccasin line to I either splU backs for suable losses scribed th Moccasins as "th greatest small colleg team In th nation." was dissatisfied with th play ot most of his backlield performer. TM IIMI'U- Worsham, Washington. D.

and E. J. I Dutch! Harrison, Little Rock, Ark. The ball was batted down by Gators into tenth place, ahead of Lakeland's Lanier, but theever alert McGinnls grabbed the ball Mississippi, which wound up Its! dumping Baylor 11-7 and the 1 or stop nooens ana i-o. tor no souim picked Rice by 23 Mmn with mnfrnr tvmnf OaOsmakerS pm, eiisrvaHOoa if t-r-jlim-l IT MvtilM-Ma tMMit S.IMIn While most of the fairway experts were predicting that Hogan wouldn't even finish In the money, the locker room quarterbacks regarded the Bantam Pennsy Iranian's opening round as merely an off day, and were eagerly awaiting the time when Hogan took to the course today.

BRISK CHOSSWINDS AM) bumpy greens spelled difficulty with a capital for the nearly always potent Irons of Hogan and gatn. I a. c.Mtwi Chattanooga took the opening klckoff ot th second halt and a c-mwiM of one victory and six defeats. A winning Auburn would be deadlocked with Ole Miss for tenth position. Ky Laffooa, Orlando's goad will ambassador of the Unas, finished in a three-way tie with Sammy Byrd, the farmer New York Yankee outfielder from Detroit, and amateur Doug Ford.

Larthmont, N. for fourth place cacn carding a 68. Bracketed is fifth place with points. Arkansas clinched its share last week and already has been named host team In the! Cotton Bowl while Rice moves Into the Orange Bowl against Tennes- drove 64 yards In 10 plays for a a ar as as a--) for the second time tor th 10 on Vy i see on New Year Day. a THE TIGERS WOX THEIR first three games against outside mm Inns hwr a double reverse around his own left end for the score.

Officials ruled interference on a pass play during this drive that save th A. ALEXANDER, Inc. m72adL DEAU FOR SERVICE Ttrtmy Train MtrkiaK W. Uvttwtlaa raw t-ITTT another pre-tournament favorite then lost decisively rivals in a row Tu- lehem, Buck White, Battle i rrVJ ir? awt wirWiM C.H.. 1 w4rin 8J8r4g14MH 4Js184j8l8rt---riWSPi Sammy Bnead of Hot Springs, Creek.

Ed IPorkyl Oliver, 'Mors a 31-yard advance. lane, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, who rolled In with a par- before it hit the ground. Mc Call's kick was wide and Orlando led. 13-0. McCree made five yards in two efforts and then McCall hurled another pass which McGinnls gathered in over the goal Una.

McCsll's kick was wide, but it made no difference. Lakeland had iu better moments. Otit waited until the waning minute ot the gam to stage its most threatening drive, pushing down to the Orlando 33, where Gil McCree rescued the tiring Tigers by Intercepting Ronn-s Morris' pass. urn-US' eauiHeo ott tAHtuMta Minn IS SHaS feMqM BvT CAMftfeftM IMM YraJllo Sart An Cm I oiiwmimIm ar hihm i equalling tl WW a a Mart. yl Ufr mm Mississippi State and Georgia before bowing last week to Clem- Dutwdr-ad's greens came in for Him A few minutes later, Baxter and a mass ot other Tar linesmen blocked another kick on th Moc 39 and Baxter recovered on the Wilmington, Tony Penna, Cincinnati, and Claude Harmon, former Orlandoan now hailing from Hamaroneck, N.

Y. Bunched with 70s were Leland Gibson. Harry Todd. Denny Shute, ood-ted amount of cussing' son. 21-23.

Among conference foes. Auburn scored only against Tech. rromv the field yesterday. La-it six yard line to set up th Ion THE EAST HAS LITTLE TO offer except the Swan Song for Army's great team, led through three undefeated seasons by Oienn Davis. Fehx IDocI Blanc hard and Arnold Tucker, and the slam-bang Holy Cross-Bostoo College dud at Boston.

Boston College was a 13 point favorite. la the Midwest the fare also is lean. Michigan State was a three point favorite over Washington State in an intersections! game at Lansing. Mich, and Oklahoma was 13 points over Oklahoma A. and Florida lost to Mississippi.

Tu-tane, Vanderbilt and Georgia but scored on all except Vanderbilt. Pete Cooper, ldon Brags and Jimmy Johnson whilethe 71 score i Rollins score. Th Tars took a five-yard penalty tor an illegal I forward pass when Baxter tried to lateral the ball, but rammed over in four tries from the 13 for the 1 tally. Dub Palmer hurdled the goal The Commodores beat both the Gators and Auburn by three touchdown margins. needed to equal par was racked up by no less than a dozen: BERGEd'S TAW Below Cost Price Summer, the greens were planted with rye grass, but whra the anticipated cold speU failed to arrive, the rye grass withers! under the sun with the result that the greens are now bumpy, and a pus-lie to the cash-minded pros.

With Revolts and Palmer te the drivers seat. Old Man Par took a trimming from 21 of the touring contingent while 13 others Eddie Bush, Dave Douglas, Wal- The Gators have gone outside III, at Bkr M') as SHI wm ter cuncemo, iu amiin. boo conierence to drop decisions to Hutchinson. Sarnmy Snead, Her- iMiami FUU Nortn Carolina. Vil-man Kaser.

Frank Stranahan. ud NorUl Carolina State. Denny Champagne, Lorman Kel- i sute', wolf pack handed the ipy, Jimmy Thompson and Joejnonoian, their worst setback, 37-6. last week. Smiling Jimmy Demaret.

the injuries have so riddled the M. Oregon State was fire and one-half points over Washington in the only West Coast game other than UCLA, and Nebraska. In the Southwest unbeaten Hardin nmm an av eusw UlMlW IS Texas looter, nmsnea with a 73, Florida eleven in recent games Simmons was a six point favorite bat was levied a two-stroke pen- any advantage the Gators over Texas Tech. Southern Meth- t. -MHiMh tar S4Ma Mil.

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RMa, aw. odist was six over Texas Christian and Arizona was 14 ever Kansas State. The South has four other head-liners in addition to Georgia-Georgia Tech. Tennessee-Alabama and Louisiana State-Tulane. Mississippi Slate, whipped only once in eight games, wss a seven 17th green.

must rated close to a toss-up. Of particular notice to specta- Auburn again will be paced by tors yesterday was the fact that 'its sensational freshman. Travis eight out of the 20-odd amateur jTidwell. leading collegiate ground entrants participating got in under gainer in the nation. Tidwtll.

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GENERAL TIRE Brause. dependable freshman back, may see little action because of injuries. 0 FLORIDA ALSO WILL PLACE MORAXT WINS Philadelphia I API Jess Morally. Harrisburg, middleweight, won a unanimous decision over Johnny Walker, Philadelphia, in the eight round windnp tonight at i the Met. Moraney weighed 156 1-4.

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rough-1 ton IBrutel Williams, big pass-; snsgging right end, also will re- main benched with a knee injury received in the Vlllanova tilt two weeks ago. Fletcher Groves, the Gator ace left guard from Tampa, will cap- tain Florida for the game. lt K. CaleaJiJ Dr. 29 W.

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