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Giants, Rams Play Feature Browns Have Eye On First By JOHN CHANDLER Associated 1'ress Sports Wrlior ITIHE NEW YORK Giants, who have been working eastern clubs lo lake over the lead in the National! Football league's Eastern conference, will face a Western' powerhouse Sunday when the ever dangerous Los Angel Bams invade the Grounds. It is the top game of the day, which finds the Detroit No. 1 club in the Western playing i ackers at orceri Bay, the Philadelphia Eafiles at Cleveland, i.mcago Hears at Baltimore, and the Washington Kedskii at Chicago for date with the Cardinals. ine ban iranrisco. IDers Pittsburgh Sieelers mot Satuitbv night at Pittsburgh.

I.OS AXCEl.KS. Iwn hind Detroit, may depended upon to throw a lightning aerial game ut the Giants, with Norman van inocklm aiming at three glue fingered receivers, ends Bill! rsD.vrt and lorn Pears, and converted halfback Elroy (Crazylegs) Mirsch. also an end. KW York never has hoalen the Ranis in live league games. The Giants will mimler with Chuck Conerly, who has flipped Ifi touchdown passes this year nine van Brodilin.

New Yrak sets one break, for Ram back Tank Younger, second best rusher in the league, is out aor ine year Willi an injury. New York is being made a slight ia A Giant liiss and a Cleveland victory woiild lioosi the Brawns first where they have heen accustomed to finish. Ne.w York a fi 3 record, Cleveland la S3 anil Philadelphia 5 3. Cleveland's Otto Graham, ths former Northwestern star who ha: Jspnrked the Drowns for nine sea sons, may be getting jilong in years, Dur ne still can give the opposition (its, and the Eagles are no exception. Otto and his mates Murair.

34S1HS. Ser. US us beat the Giants three weeks ago 24 14. The Browns have allowed only 30 points in their last four games, and are favored to another. DETROIT.

WHICH hinted buck the 49cr threat last week 4S 7, has two games in days with tl Packers. Green Bay plays Detroit in a Thursday Turkey day game. Detroit must lose tw games for anyone to have i chance in the Western division and Bobby Layne Doak Walker and Co. seem to have clt ing to a third straight league George Elanda. regular rmarti back lor the Chicago Bears, is lout ot action, but the Baltimore Colts also are hampered hy in juries.

Llncago rules a touchdown favorite. Washington surprised last by upsetting Pittsburgh 17 14, but the Cardinals will be a i vorile in their deal with the Red Iskins for last place In the East ern aivision. WHATEVER happens between! me (jiants ami Hams and the Browns and Eagles will be portant, of course. But the big payoff in the Eastern division comes next Sundav when Cleve land takes on New York at the t'oio Grounds. Bowling rjJK tin i fin "ingle samo nillesuie 155, 5.

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Buif' i IB. Mary lls in. Stella Lawsai ic.co 1 I'll 1 lis. ZOU liAMES: Kay Alpxunder 240, J.lvrl Caito zx, Kny Alexander 33. Helei Evaiu aji, Allcpn Repass Alitun i.i 515.

finUM Lutein MS, Covering, had hlsii HS 10H SOil ei LaiillHTn Grace Bolt Tent. Wnlker 363. Helen Risk 362, Mne Sfhraiier IFfi. Hgpn I.Htitnj 35B. 303 GAMES: Tenia Walker JOS, Grace Bolt 201.

Jo Hamuli .202, Mary. Given Ludlle Shmrl 201, Allcen Repass 2CO. Bott SS3. Tenle Wnlker 540. JuanlU Hob KB.

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''dm 3 Co Marten Engineers Tullj Ottawa May Stay In IL OTTAWA The Ottawa Citizen' reported Ottawa may continue to have an International Baseball league team. In a slnry. the paper quoted an "authoritative source" as saying fhe Kansas City Athletics, new owners the Ottawa hiple A franchise, may oper ate in Ottawa next year. Tt savi there has been no oflinial decision on the question, The possibility was said to be based on the fact Ottawa slill has a franchise in' the International leatrue. and on rcporls ot difficulties thp franchise to Miami.

MLitnlLL a offer you MOVIES FOR Dnly BUY NOW PAY AFTER CHRISTMAS MERRILL PHOTO SUPPLY "Prnblems dontinferit with ihd settins uji of the Kansas City team Itself may result iu the franchise being left Since the sale of the American league Phdadelphia Ot forrner iiarent eluh. to Ar nold Johnson of Chicago, it had been expected Ottawa would drop out oi ine inieriialional league. The Citizen says Parke Carroll, ew business manacer of tire Kan sas City club, will come So Otta soon to look at the situation. These Winfield Generals Posted 9 1 Season Record The Wintield Generals, above, finished their 'season with a rec four year record is 32 triumphs, defeat. They won the Putnam County and Southwestern conference crowns this season and have taken 2T of their last 30 games.

Coach Boh Anderson's four year record is 32 friumph, seven setbacks and one FIRST row, left to rlshti" George Coif, Ray Turley, Larry Lusher, Honicr Pauley, Jim Crawford, Kip Payne. Ross Burks, Jack Dent, Jim Thornton, Kent Mowlin. Robert Robert amber of trophies. In days past, he drove car.Ni 9. but iust recently turned to Ni IT, built by Billy Wertz, by reasc nf exrvli.

a ar rlonnanrR an jspced. Gill is a good mechaiiic. niiii'in la this cor bination Hie two get. along best. BOTH WILL be aeeu Sunday BILL WERTZ, leK, oimcr of Car No.

17, unrt ROI! FRAZIER, right, driver, are among ihe "harrt to beat" stock cur teams in the I'Yusler recently set a ipetd record at Skyline Raecwny end will be seen there on Sunday In the Tri Stale races. son, Larry Spenee, Charles Clark and Kehh Terry. SECOND row: Coach Amler son, Clifford Theveiiln. Roh Ray, Mike Hunter, Russell Watson. Tommy Howell, Gordon Ballard, EiU Pettll, John Wnlson, Vemon iladdox.

Kenneth Duffield, Oel mai' McCallister, Bert Pauley, iSkyllne Raceway on Sunday after noon In the Tri Slate championship Isfock car' and dunk Trials get under way at 2 o'clock. When asked what the mcsi moment was in nil his career, Bob was so modest he just couldn't say. He did mcnt that ne forgot every race iust it was finished, and put his heart and soul in the one just ahead. "The only boring time In stock ir driving, said Bob. is whei are beset with car troubles.

That's why. I teamed' un Wertz, one of the best mechanics and sports I know." BII.L TRULY is a rrent sport an excellent mechanic Idrcss is listed as No. 4 Veasey Court, Charleston, but his wife IIihI Bill K. i ut ins Ion Sissonville It where he works constantly on car No. and it's not only his but lust any stock car belonging to a friend) which needs mechanical.

assist Thfll'f wbv mi mpntfnff of the tlapstol Lily Stuck tta. ing Association, and following Bill's .1100111131100 for' presidency of'thr association In discussion, lici as unanimously elected. For several years now Bill has been building stock enrs just for the sport, tun, and glory of it all, Eight he has built, so far, but con siders nis best car, although his plans are for a bigger and bet the near future, mod eled, after his present racer, car 17. While Bill earns his livelihood in the business of contracting "and excavating, and has done so fi several years, he finds his plea and plenty of it, in the Krcal sport of building and racing slockj Nitro Junior High Runner Up In LKV Conference Coach Jim Stover's Nitro Junior, high squad, above, finished in second place this season in the Lower Kanawha Valley conference. Nitro had' a four wins, one loss and one tie In the conference and an additional; victory George Washington of Eleanor.

ROWp left Hjhlt Donald Waggoner, Eucky Wa'k Tom Ellis, James Allison, Captain Jim Sturgeon, Bill Douglas, Rex Null, Bruce Martin, Joe SimpsDn, Itay Willie DeMnrs, BUI Billy Hopper, Ervin Bcckman and ManuEer David Ashley. SECOND ROW: Cweb StoVert Jackie Sturgeon, Frankie GroVii er, Clayton Allison, Bob Sham blin; Lewis Pryor, Lairy Wilson, Harold Matthews, Rocky Smith, Billy Rfttcki Marshall Reveal, Jerry Flowers, Eddie Itay ties, Sonny Shamblin, Glen Carpenter, and Frank Snyder. THUIU ItOW: Manager Bobby Walker, I lashel Browning, Ivan Meadows, Larry Smith, Ronald. Caldwell, Bob Biggs, Charles Ashley, Bud Sowards, Max Weese, Wayne Slice! Sieve Lambert, Robert Adkins IjislSe Wilmington, I WHlford, Jimmy Shnmblin and Manager J. Paul Miller.

Phil Pott, Kcrmil Burgess and assistant roach John Paul Ilen sley. TlllKIl row: irrnrik Nrnry, Glenn Bright, managei Unii ert Neary, Wayne Muorc. John Leslie. Day Ion Ei win, Floyd Crawford, Larry and maiiBRcr Ray Fewell. Interest Running High In Army Navy Battle By HUGH FULLEKTON JK.

OT) The Army Navy football game, always a colorful spec tacle, returns to Philadt'lph. next Saturday with a pair i swift, exciting teams strug gling for the uiiotticial cham pionship of the East. Every one nf the 98,59.1 seals in Philadelphia's huge municipal Sia has been said lonp afio. That's a normal situation. But this year the game has "caught other nas since tue clav great Glen Davis and Dun Blandiard were running wild tor trie Army.

Lveryone at either Academy who might possiblv get his hands on a ticket has been under terrific pressure and the an ver is the same: impossible. Mast of Ihe would be speclulors likely will wind up watchins the game and the pageantry, that goes it on televis the NCAA telev Tiie Week" on a national network (ABC). In addition it will be hroarienst lo all corners ot ib i world for American service men. IT'S THE SSth game ot a series Dennis Miclne organized the first Armv team to play Naw. which had been playing football for i dozen yearsi In those days Ihe Cade! illnwed to leave West Poinl for athletic contests.

In recent ys the game has been played in Philadelphia stadium, with the nentinn nf a couple of years dur ing World War II. The entire stu dent bodies of both Academies follow their teams and the parades of Ihe Midshipmen and Cadets and uicir between a 1 stunts are a big part of the show. But this year more than eve anis themselves are the slot They're so much alike in stvli manpower and performance that its almost lmpossioh; to choose between them. The In be named as the top team in the East. ARMV, AFTER losing tta open ing game of the season to South Carolina, has rolled up seven straight victories, hitting 60 poiut lumbia.

rainst Dartmouth and Co Navy, iabhed by Coach Eddie Erdelati and by non partisan ob the best team, he has seasons at the Naval Academy, has a record of sijr vic ncs and two defeats. It suffered letdown against Pittsburgh and irtrnpperl a decision ana it losl to Notre Dame. Against four common Dartmouth, Duke, Columbia anil I'enii Annv piled up puiiita lo SS nml Nnvy to Army's attack revolves around Me Vann, one ot Ihe nation's anoolhesl working quar tcrbacks, who lins been compared favorably to such former Cadet, slurs as Rnhhv Rhiik. A Galitfa nmi Arnold Tucker. TeaioiiiE wilh him to ac the hall are Tommy Bell, who has developed uiId a fine ball carrier.

IVih K'yasky, a Rushy sophomore, fullback Pat Ucbcl and good re liir.U: irl jm jTri State Races At Skyline Ci'Elcr and Russ Mcriclc. Ucbcl, llien a halfback, scored three limes' against Navy, last year. SUMERlCAiiLY. KhVV looks stronger hi tlie backfield 1 1 greatly improved deorgo Welsh a i lion John Weaver. Jaclt Gairow, who made Navy's only in Kline, iiM'l Bill Henworlh provide the speed Dick Guest and Joe Gullusu is ii rair oi l'l'i inl 1 1 1 1 1 Eaclr team lias a real standout eiid to catch passes, throw bli id play a strong defense Ron jagle of Navy and Don Holled Frazier, Wertz Make Top Team Among the better drive State area is Bob Frazier, who has been ifront lines of slock car racing for itlie last four years, and Ket better with every race.

Bob irVi'iM es at the Best stock car tracks in the. Gil bert, Ifatiiiugton, Dunbar, and Ski' He has also won several championship races, mcluding ot Army. Both are regarded as All America nrospccls. liut It Is a pair of made ov lines, products ot painstaking work UY llH 'ii JnfMlL' from one position lo another and leaching them new duties, that open Ihe big holes for Ihe backs. Kalph LhesnausKas ana Lrnlrr iJilly ll'i Ihe Army line ana Inclile Jim Ruyer and Guard Leu Benii wall.

Both teams onerate an the unit system, frequently 'substituting ho teams or whole lines at the start ot a quarter. The coaches have managed to balance their; lis so they can substitute in way without losing much, but they' have little reserve streimlh beluw the two units. A serious Injury to key man could disrupt the enure syslern. Rose Cup Hopes Are Ska tiered SYDNEY. Australia.

Nov. 20 Lfh Leftliander Mcrvvn nose, singles champion of Australia, virtually played himself, otil of all consideration for a Davis cup singles' berth today with a dismal display in the finals of the New South Wales championships. Hose was beaten in straight sets by his doubles partner, Rex Hart wig. The scores were 6 3, 6 4, 6j and Rose looked bad all the way. Both Rose and Haiiwig have been struggling to displace young Ken Ro5ewall from the Davis cup squad, but on today's exhibition they haven't much Even in victory Harhvig failed to spark kle.

The St. Louis Cardinals operate 2 minor league clubs in 15 states two foreign countries da and Mexico. Sunday. November 21, Cliarkston Daily Mail 17 Pirates To Get First Choice In Draft; Majors Eying Coast Hy JACK IIANn NEW YORK. Nov.

20 WV The Pittsburgh Pirates, last in the National league for three straight years, gel first pick Monday iti the annual player draft of 3,640 elifiible nun lUMKUeiS. After holtlinj" Ihuir draft in conjunction with the Minors' mual cnnventioil for two years, the Maiors relurn Ihpir old custom nf holding their own session All indications noinf in draft, comjtat nhle lo llic "sr jnots in Ihe second division doir.g lectinns when only 13 players wore Inkci! for In 19:2 at Phoe only 11 were picked, the lowest nun. However, there few priies in the minors liecmisc lew players have been sold Hits Hill. In addition to the draft nieetinrr. conducted hy Commissioner Ford Frick at the Diltmore lintel, starl ing at 11 a.

m. (EST), (he Nation al league will hold a special meet ing. ALTHOUGH THE Niilinmil League executives sav llii wil discuss only such things changing the eonstilution and In laws, there been reports that such matters as franchise shifts to California or expansion lo a ID team league will be tossed around. As far as is Jtnown, the American league has not scheduled meeting. It hod been in session, or and olf, lor weeks before finnlly sellling the problem ot the Kansas City (nee Philadelphia) Athletics.

Bolh leagues nhvioiisK Ing the lush pastures of Las Angeles and San Francisco (or future expansion. Each league al hns made provisions to expand tc! v. lion by the West Const cities, tc raise money to build r.cw ball parks when franchises arc prom ised, aos spurred new activity. TIIH DRAFT Iiiim nut produced much wp night lalent in recent years although it sent up Unci' Wilson and Crover Cleveland! Alexander In the old. days.

Of the 13 picked last year at Atlanta, (lie best were Spook Jacobs of the Athletics, Lyndi of Pilts blLrrjh ami li ,111 v.lr.u Di, ing Baltimore. Rovcc Lint slaved all year with the St. Louis Cards but they sen! iilm lo Pun alien the close of the season and his p1 i au.ur; mi thi hst ot draft ellgibles at As usual Brooklyn has racked us ami St. Paul rosters with Us Irest talent, Unm ing it can Iose only one from each club, ihe Cardinals si cm lo have concentrated on Rochester. The dralt price varies ns von vn dawn Hie line, slnrling wilb JnS.OOc! from open class (Pacific Coast League), to SWMO from Triple A Inleniatloniil nnc American Asso ciation), from double A fSDUlhern and as), 5G.00O from Class 54.00(1 from Class $2, 500 from Class and 52,000 from! Class D.

FIRST PICK gaes (o Pittsburgh, hented the Philadelphia A's posi ticm. Allernatmg by leagues, each club lias its chance with the tw pennant winners on ihe end. The New York Giants Rfe 15th and Cleveland iGlh. Normally several cJlllis pass Iheir luni with the ii most ot Ihe drafting. Uisl year Ihe No.

.1 nick was second baseman Vlncio Garcia by Texas league. He didn't play much baseball wilh Hie Orioles, wliose second base work was being handled hy Hobby Young. Garcia finally wound up in SI. Paul where ha ngain is eligible. TIIKIti: ARK ninny familiar now and many loo old lo help.

Hollywood has such former major Win, George O'Doiniell juid Gail nenley. Luke Easier or ir he had for 5:0.000 from lndinnano lis. The Yanlfs' Kal Scgrist, a S40. iiiiL spring, are on Hie cllgitile list at Kansas Citv. Brooklyn led Mlckcos and treat and Bill Anlonello nl St.

Kennv nna Rogiwln. a nalr nt itIwm iraiKiiura. are Dn 11m navf.na St. After the far renrhinr. trarlo ooiween baltiniorc and ihe New York Yankees, the rest nt ihr American Inniriin nn hn 11 oaneriiiK.

inese 10 11 sessions can nmrince much more important news than the draft meeting, but the clubs louiicements until Ihey get dome. Major Colleges Games Of Week a nt rjcnvtr Mlssour. v' Cre iuli aL al lUchmoiid Wichita UtJih Sttitp nL Utnh VliBlnla Tech nt ruin, I. Lv VErrinl: Tht CILpiiIcI 1 Cewjjlii Trrf Mlssbsippl HI L'll Tcnnerjipe Louisiana. Stn fit Ocnrplii tc tit MfulsslppL at i Jimmy Jones Is Ring Jr.

to i By JEKBY GOULD Dally Mall Bporti Writer Ossie Henrv, who icored third round knockout in his last Charleston appearance 1n Octo will meet Jimmy Jones, Louisville lightweight, in pre liminarv to the Noel Humphreys lEddie Hammond 10 i ounder Sal night at Ihe American Le gion armory. THIS IS the ihlrd hont iui nounced by promoter niatchmakcr Joss Ferns. The card will be inleted tills week with the ad dition of another six rounder. Previously Ferris had an nounced that Albert (Kid) Carter would meet young Billy Tuck, Louisville lightweight, in a 10 re match, luck WDn an eight round decision over Carter 11 Ocl. 30 at the armory.

The Henry Jones bout will be ix rounder wilh Jones caiTying impressive record of ii vic tories in 15 lighls as a profes sional. Henry started slowly agninst IjouinViUo'u Andy Sayue on (tie Oetftber earrt hut sent the, Ken tucklan lo tile canvas for (lie count of V.tl ot Ihe, third round of a scheduled six. The local hoy weighed in at 1H.7 for thai tussle. Jones weighs 133. Humphreys will be facing ton bout since returning from two year, hitch in the Hammond.

2C year old Louisville resident, is regarded as boxer and has 10 i knockouts to his credit fessional. round a pro THIS Wir.li he Ihe "pro" UNITED CARBON BLM. PHONE M174 i al includes 16 victories, two de feats and three draws. Tickets for Saturday's card on sale at the Sport Mart, Lynn Coshorn's. Tod Hal.

Colonial Bil liards and Jess' Barber Slwp. Kingsidc scats are tiriced at 52.50 with general admission fl.5fj anu uaicony seats $2. jjj ilMWV JONES meets Form mm lT' Call m' Ossie Henry In bis round pre iiminary, Jason K. fight for Humphreys, former SOT Unind Carbon Stonewall Jackson high school slu syg dent. Noel scored a TKO I BkjfiAHiB Billv Martin of Louisville in 1:25 1 W.phon.

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