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Football 17 LETTERMEN TO RETURN FOR DUTY Four Of First 13-Man Team Will Be Back In Fold I Of Coach Widdoes Now Beating Trail Around School Banquet Circuit 100-DASH IN 9 SECONDS IS NOT 'IMPOSSIBLE" 1 PIERCE, The dash in 9 seconds an impossibility a few years back frill be achieved after the war by some well-trained youngster i lightning in his legs, says lit? Clyde. himself, one of trie world's fcstest i'linners'. "Better coaching, 'technical advances and improved- methods of training will make the A-second mark the Klinsan declared. "I wouldn't be surprised if the 100 yards'hasn't already been, run in that time. However, to be official everything has to be perfect and fhere' must not even be a.

wind In 1940, Jeffrey sped 100 yards in the official time of 8.4 sec- the world's record- held Jointly by Jesse Owens "and Frank Wykoff. His awaits consideration by the International 'Athletic Federation, inactive because of the war, but it is expected to be accorded official recognition when the International solons meet again. Jeffrey Is now a. backfield member of the Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious training base, football squad, one of the nation's top service teams. However, at he figures he's through running for records.

By HAROLD HARRISON COLUMBUS, do you think the score wil! be Saturday" has given way to "what will the Bucks have next year" as the favorite question on Ohio State university's foot- I ball front. 1 Whether the Bucks are able even to come close to their 1944 record will depend, of course, to a great extent on the incoming freshmen, but right now it appears there should be at least 17 lettermen-back on the job for the 1945 season. Loses Four Stars By Graduation I Throughout the 1944 campaign Head Coach Carroll Widdoes sldered he had a 13-man first Keane and Bob Brugge divid- ing time in the backfield and Warren Amling ready to play either guard or tackle. Nine of those 13 probably will be gone before the 1945 season. Les i Horvath, Bill Willis, Gordon Appleby and Jack are seniors.

The others either have turned or will turn 18 before another season and thus i are in line for the armed services. They are Backs Brugge, Dick Flanagan and Kcane; Right End Traian Dendiu and Left Guard Tom Ohio State, Army, Navy Dominate 1944 Central Press All-American Eleven Selected By Captains Of Nation JL Depend On Aces From Dixieland i Southland Contributes Ball-Toters For 7 Army- Navy Grid Classic Snyder. Wallace Back Next Year That will leave as a nucleus from the first 13: Fullback Ollie Cline who is 4F, Tackles Russ Thomas (4F), and Amling (2A), and Guard Bill Hackett (2A). In the backfield Widdoes now figures on having Matt Brown, John Ehrsam, Bob Dove, Jerry Tuttle and Joe Mascio. In addition, Paul Sar- ringhaus, a star of the 1942 team, has been discharged from the army and says he'll re-enter school.

The question mark about Sarringhaus, however, is an injured ankle. Brown, a veteran from 1943, saw considerable defensive action this year but Ehrsam, Dove and Tuttle were used sparingly. Dick Jackson and Bobby Wallace, both 4F's, figure to be back for end duty and Bob McGinnis also may return for tackle duty. Wallace is a Massillon boy. Paul Maltinsky and George Neff, 4F's and veterans of 2 years, should be back to play guard and there will be Charles Renner, another 4F, for center.

Renner saw a lot of service this year as re.placement for Appleby. Widdoes now is out beating a trail around the high school banquet circuit but it will be summer before he knows for sure just what he will have in the way of freshmen. Notre Dame rown sees it, on the ability of the ailor forwards to rish line and stop outrush the the offensive will meet for the fourth time Saturday at Notre Dame, Ind. The 2 teams close their season with this tilt. Great Lakes has won 9 games, besides tying Illinois and losing to Ohio State, has won 7 and lost Navy and to Army.

The Bluejackets and the Irish, for purposes of comparison, have played 2 identical and Wisconsin. Great Lak.es tied Illinois, 26-26, while Notre Dame beat the mini, 13-7. The Sailors routed while Notre Dame's wftining margin over the same club was 28-13. Sailors Won 1943 Thriller In. the 3 previous games only 5 points'separate the Bluejackets and Notre Dame, who seem to throw the Boris Dimanchefr Purdue Don WHifmira Novy Ben Chass- Phil Tmsley Georgia Tech John Ferraro So.

California John Tavener Indiana. Bill Haekett Ohio Stale Paul Walker Yale By WALTER JOHNS Central Press Snorts Editor MASSILLON, THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1944. Page 15 Great Lakes End Season With Irish Lt. Paul Brown, Former Washington High And Ohio State Coach, Claims Service Team Has Even Chance To Beat Notre Dame Central rress ocorts EiQitor GREAT LAKES, Lakes and Notre Dame, which have Mighty Army, Navy and Ohio State dominate -the 1944 Central' Press carried spectacularly into war II a grid rivalry that began 1918, team, picked for the 14th' straight season with dope bucket out the -window when they bump against each other.

The 2 teams tied at 7-7 in 1918. In 1942, an underdog Irish outfit scored twice in the second, half to gain a 13-13 deadlock in Soldiei Field, Chicago. Last year, with Notre Dame needing a victory to clinch national honors, a 46-yard pass irom Steve Lach to Paul And- erson in the last 40 seconds gave Great Lakes a thrilling 19-14 victors at Ross field Here. On that last account alone, the Irish will be geared up to beat Grea i Lakes for the first time Saturday Whether they will or not is prob lematical. This is the way Lt.

(jg) Paul Brown, Bluejacket coach, and for mer mentor at Massillon Washing ton high and Ohio State looks a the game: "It's a tossxip. Ou scouts report that Notre Dame is faster than -we are. And, of course they probably will have the psycho logical edge." The Bluejackets are bearing down for this game. For the first tin this season, Brown had his charges 1 out on a Monday for a stiff -workout. Battle Of Lines Except for Jesse Hahn and Chuck Avery, who have been ailing more or less for the last several weeks, the 4 Bluejackets first stringers are in cellent physical shape.

Hahn and Avery are expected to start, however. Great Lakes will line up as follows: George Young and Cy Soud- crs, ends; Jim Recs and Hal Mullins, tackles; Morris Klein and Hahn, guards; George Fuchs, ter; Jim Youel, quarterback; Saenz and Avery. halfbacks, Jim Mello. fullback. ar.

IB hrusts of Bob Kelly and Jim Brenan before they've progressed very Brown also isn't discounting passing of Frank Dancewicz, otre Dame quarterback. The Blue- ackets have been drilling all week pass defense. Great. -Lakes, of course, has its wn pass-tossing quarterback "ouel. The former Iowa boy has ompleted 41 out of 90 passes for 28 yards.

His best receivers have ieen Ends Jim Keane and Young. Ceane has caught 13 passes for 241 ards and Young 9 for 171 yards. the help of the nation's footballcaptains. As in the past 2 years, service players are not included-in the selections. The 1944 Central Press team, featuring 5 players from the from the midwest; 1.

from the south and .1 Ifrcm the far west, is.a well- balanced eleven, boasting a and "ci'eam" -backfield headed by probably the No. 1 football player the" land, Leslie Horvath Ohio State's "Mr. All Everything." Army, Navy and Ohio. State each contribute 2 players to the first team, with Yale, Southern California, Georgia Tech, Indiana and Purdue gaining 1 player each. Bowling BRUNSWICK CITY STANDINGS W.

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X. Meats 1023 Mass. Paint, Glass 943 Pietzcker Clothes 735 020 Royal Crown ail I.3I Sutler Jewelers 370 Gordon's Ice Cream SOI SR5 7oxcy's Shell Gas 337 SS3 BOOSTER LEAGUE STANDINGS Meal Dairy Yip's Confectionary Massillon Recreation Contractors Coca Cola's Tyson Office Joe's Service h'iaci-jn Gay Nineties Ec jl- and! Tyson office Coia The line, unusually strong'at the guards and tackles, averages 220 pounds. The backs, properly balanced for efficient play should they be so, pooled, average 180 pounds. i Jones Given Mention Only repeater on the Central Press team is Don Whilmire, the terrific tackle of Navy.

Whitmire', and one other player, Horvath, were playing their fourth season of college football. Closest light was for the right halfback spot given to Boris Dimancheff, the Bulgarian bruiser. Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A. stellar back, almost won. that'position.

HeYwas a brilliant performer, sparking the Aggie team' to a fine season. was'picked by every college captain-who played against him as the No. 1 back they faced all year. Ellis Jones, Tuisa's famed one- armed guard, is given a place on the second team. Here's a boy who really deserves recognition.

Jones is playing his second year on the team and he has proven to be one of the finest offensive blockers to play for Tulsa in mod- times. Coach Henry Frttka considers Jones so highly he permitted him to play 51 minutes out of the 60 against Oklahoma. A. M. He has place-kicked 10 out of 13 extra points after touchdown.

He was honored last August by selection of the college All-Star squad and played in the Soldiers Field game. Horvath Big Star Let's the procedure and start with the All-American backfield. And Les Horvath. According to Coach Carroll Wid does of Ohio, Horvath meant t'every- tiiiiis'' to (ha Bucks this year. In audition to his play, Horvath was leader," ac Buckeye sta points.

He played virtually the whole -time. At the halves Dirfian- cheff and Army's open field terror, Glsnri Davis. Dimancheff was sen- onrFhighest -scorer in the Big Nine'. He was a halfback but pinch-hit- ted as fullback and- signal caller against He carried he ball 162 times for 750 yards! He as on the terminal end of several ouchdown passes! Indiana got up out-of-a -sick bed to ilay 58 minutes. He was 11 every game he played.

Army Backs Good pavis, who scored 19 touchdowns eight games is a smart, explosive 9 10 14 ir, 17 JS IS IS 700 667 40U 400 357 2407 Pet 7 SO an "mspiialion and i.o Widdoes. The 167-pound Mello, Notre Dame's offensive Tav spark against Great Lakes last year, returns to play against his alma i mater. Bob Hanlon, another ex- Mass. Joe's Scrv. Schrarter Contract.

7iS Notre Dame boy, undoubtedly will see action. Hanlon saw considerable service against Ft. Warren last week, Meinnan's r.i.- after missing 5 games because of Ifal a rv bad ankle. Yip's o'mfV A Great Lakes victory depends, as! WOMEN called the signals. He handled th ball on the T-ionnntion.

He carried the ball mc.it ol the time. He made the most yardage. He made the touchdowns. He threw the passes. He backed up the line.

He led Ohio to an undefeated season. Statistically, here's what Horvath ciid. in 9 games he carried the bail 162 times times against Michigan). He completed 14 pa.v-cs out runner was a threat every time handled the ball. In addition, he did- soma.of the.

team's passing and-also did the punting. A ipur- sport in high- school, -Davis ranks with Buddy of Illinois as "touchdown- terror" of the vear. Pile-driving Felix (Doc) Blanchard, a. freshman at North Carolina in 1942 and a GI- last year, was the fullback star of the year. The Ariny plebe, ranked by Coach Blaik as one of the greatest backs he ever coached, is the defensive star of the backfield.

He is'a" murderous blocker but, 1 in addition, a hard-hitting ball carrier and fine, puhter. In the Notre -Dame game, Blanchard' threw one Wock which 'upset Tackle S-fpot 7-inch bruiser, like a matchstibk. Pop Warner, coaching football for 50 years, saw it and said that it was the hardest block he had ever seen. Whitmire Repeater On the Tinsley of Georgia Tech. and Paul Walker of Yale stood Tinsley was on the receiving end.

of many Tech passes and his fine defensive play ranked with the best in the south. Walker was Yale's No. 1 star in an unbeaten season. Coach Howie Odell says of him: "Paul could play as a any team in the nation. His blocking is pass catching sensational.

Walker leads his class with an average of 90 and is lineman, played a standout game at'guard-all. sea son. -He made many tackles in the other team's backfield and- against Michigan and Illinois, spent the "afternoon nailing" the. ball handler before he could make a play. In addition, he possesses reniarkable speed for a 190-pouhder and frequently made downfield tackles on punt's.

IJe' opened up the line for -fast. Ohio backs whenever called upon to do Navy's Ben Chase, captain of the team, was 195 of dynamite for the A former fullback, he' retained that punch at his guard A youth (he was heavyweight boxing champ) he played every game biit one, the Cornell game, repeating a 1943 performance -in'which he every gaqie. played 48 minutes C. Pre-Flights -and 53 against.Duke. Votsd for best center in the Western Conference.as^a soph, John Tavener was the choice ior the-snapperback-job.

He is a great defensive player and, -hi addition, called offensive and defensive signals for the Hoosiers He kicked all the extra points and did the kicking- off. He was one of the defensive standouts- on the year's Alt-Star Central Press All-American Pos. Name School Age Yale 19 S. California 20 Navy-' Indiana Ohio State Navy Ga. Tech Ohio State Purdue Army Wt.

200 235 20 195 20- -220 21 191 215 188 22 20 23 Paul Walker T. John IJerraro Ben Chase John Tavener Bill 'Hackett T. Don Whitmire E. Phil Tinsley B. Les Horvath B.

Glenn Davis B. Boris Dimanchefl Purdue 22 B-: Felix Blahchard Army .20 SECOND TEAM POSITION Jack Dugger, Ohio State E. Milan Lazetich, Michigan- T. Ellis Jones, Tulsa G. Gordon 'Berlin, Washington C.

Joe' Stanowicz, Army G. ieprge Notre Dame T. Barney Poole, Army E. Edgar" Kenna, Army B. Claude Young, Illinois B.

Bob Fenimore, Okla. A. M. B. Tom Davis, Duke' B.

Ht. Home Oak Park, 111. Bell, Cal. San Diego, Cal. Johnstown; O.

London, O. Decatur, Ala. Parma, O. Los Angeles By FRITZ HOWELL BALTIMORE, (AP) If anyone plows a touchdown furrow" through the newly-sodded landscape of municipal stadium Saturday for 'Army or Navy, it's more than an even bet he'll, be from south''of the Mason-Dixon line. The elevens from West Point and Annapolis are banking on the ball- toters from Dixie in their climatic contest, on the outcome of which Army's national championship hopes are dangling.

Jenkins May Not Start Bob Jenkins, Navy's passing-punting paragon, may not be able to toe the starting toe being even with the No. .1 Middie threat on the sidelines the Annapolis aggregation will present plenty of pigskin IE from'sunny southland. In the, first 2 backfieids for will be such luminaries as Bill Bai-i ron of Lewisburg, Fred Earley of W. Ralph Ellsworth of San Antonio. Hal Harriberg of Lonoke, Clyde Scott of Smackpver, and Bruce Smith of Miami, Fla.

Jenkins, if he goes, won't hurt the southern cause a bit. He's from Tal-' ladega, Ala. Army's top threats in the touchdown category include Felix Blanchard of BishopviUe, S. Bobby Dobbs of Frederick, Dale Hall Parsons, Ed Kenna of Jackson, Capt. Tom Lombardo of St.

Louis, Johnny Minor of Tahoka, and Arnold Tucker of Miami, Fla. A cotiple of northerners -and 2 west somehow sneaked inco the point-counting corps, including Army's'Dean Sensahbaugher of Uhrichsville, Diet: Walterhouse oi Washtenaw, Johnny Sauer of Dayton, and Glann Davis of Los Angeles; and Navy's Dick Duden of Englewood, N. Jim Pettit of Portland, Joe Sullivan of Pittsburgh and Al Walton of Pasadena Cal. Rains have made an oily cushion under the new sod'placed on. more than half the stadium, and the slippery': footing is expected, to; hamper the maneuvers of -soldiers more than it does the singler-wing offensive of the Ind'napolis.

Ind. squad in the game with the Chicago Honorable Mention Purdue'; Martin, X'avy; Renrier, Ratalko, Army; Jones, H. Walker, Bramlett, Navy; Callanan, U. Olseii, Tulane; Armstrong, Okla. A.

Goodnight. Tuka. TACKLES: Jloncreif, Texas A. Ohio State; Geiivyia Tech: -Uendriuo, Mich. State: Serini, Hornc, Miss.

Slate: Sikich. St. John, Georgia. GUARDS: XicholF, Rice: Fischer. Texas; Cidlli, Indiana; Kerpico.

Illinois: Fatliaiier, Iowa Sta to. CENTERS: Sasche, Texas: IVarringum Auburn; .1. Martin, Navy; Hiding, ibwa State; Hardingr, California; I'rewctt Appleby, Ohio State. BACKS Dcdekbrun, Cornell; Tiiisa Broyles. Georgia Tech Stephens'.

Duda, Virginia Hocrnscnemever, Indiana; Gray, U. AV'aterfield. U. O. DeCour cer, Washington: Hchlinknian.

Tcxa: Tech: Tulane; Tinsley, Clem son: Ponsetto. Williams, Minn. Bnrhouc. Wake Ko'rest: Minor, Army Bresleri, Michigan State. 6-3 6-1 6 6 5-11 6-1 167 5-10 175 5-9 178 5-11 200 6 Bishopville, S.

C. THIRD TEAM Hubert Bechtol, Texas George Bob Dobelstein, Tennessee Vaughn Mancha, Alabama Ernie Knotts, Duke Clyde. Flowers, Texas Christian Tom Smith, Holy Cross Tom McWilliams, State Bob Kelly, Notre Dame Bob Jenkins, Bob Wiese, -Michigan TEAM CHOSEN Jackson Cage Team Has Four Lettermen 5 Great Lakes Players Gain Berths CHICAGO (AP) Great Lakes' Bluejackets, beaten only by Ohio State and closing a 12-game season Saturday against Notre Dame, edged once-defeated Iowa Pre-Flight, berths to 4, on the 1944 midivestem All-Service team selected today by the Associated Press. The first team: Young, Great Lakes, and Leonard Schultz, Lincoln Air Base; Schleic'h, Iowa Pre-Flight, and Harold MuUiris, Great Lakes; Kapler, Iowa Pre-Flight, and Morris Klein, Great Lakes; Storh- meyer, Pre-Flight; Youel, Great Lakes; Kutner, Bunker Hill Naval, and Don Samuel, Iowa Pre- Flight; Mello, Great Lakes. BUCKS HONOR 'JUG' GIRARD Precision Double Edge Personna Razor Blades Only Christmas Gift Bos S5.00 THE MEEK- SEGNER CO.

STANDINGS OIjo Grill sij le .1. H. TV) captain-elect of the basketball team. Tinsley captained the Wreck squad and was an inspirational leader. Whitmire, 215-pound hunk of granite in the Navy line, was the niOit feared lineman in the east.

He was an All-American last of 30 for 165 yaros. He stored and.improved on his play this season. He was a terror to Notre Dame all afternoon the day the Middies beat' the Irish. He was frequently described as the Navy "pillbox" which withstood all as- Prod. 63S 1S02 $21 ISIS IK 17 A 'Vine Dairy Vitality Shoc-s Yip's Confectionary Fromholtz Jewelers 17 Foods It" Katon Reliance I.i Griscom-RuRscl! I'rort is Griscom-Russell Office 1" l.ouie'.s Barbers P.

M. Rar 12 MassiUon Steel 1 17 IS IS 20 2il '21 Office 175S Lovnc's Vitality Conf'i-1 i .1. H. 'Irlll Katon 5S2 K-Ji: fill 710 6J2 saults. John Ferrero, 22o-pound Trojan tackle, was the be.st lineman on the coast, picked by all captains participating in the poll.

He was the power man on the Trojan line and in the Washington game his play- was described by veteran sports writers as "the greatest game at tackle 1 that'the coast has seen hi many, many Hackett Outstanding Bui.H»ckett, Ohio State's No. 1 Ram Grid Team At Banquet Members of Navarre high'school's 1944 football team were guests of honor at a banquet sponsored by the Navarre High School Athletic asso- ciatlori Tuesday evening at the Shepler church. The speaker was Charles Wright, assistant coach at Canton McKinley high school, who also showed motion pictures of the McKinley- Lakewocd game. Others present were Coach Fred Brideweser, Supt. R.

Hi cheer leaders, ticket takers and other persons who aided in the school's football program during the season. A chicken dinner was served to approximately 45 persons by -women of the church. Fathers of members of the Na vafre team will hold a banquet fo the gridders in the near future. BASKETBALL SCORES Bears Open 16-Game Schedule At Greensburg Saturday Night; Players Average Few Inches Under 6 Feet In Heighth Three and possibly 4 lettermen will be in the lineup when Jackson township high -school's new' varsity basketball team opens its 1944-45 season at Greensburg' Saturday night. Coach R.

has. 4-lettermen back -from last season and all are scheduled to see considerable' action as they play a 16-game schedule which will keep them busy'every week through Feb. 9. Three of the lettermen were listed today as probable starters Saturday night. They are Roger Sauder and Ernest Morris, forwards, and Norman Price, guard.

other v.et- By Tlie HIGH SCHOOL Press 49, Xewark Hifrh Alumni 49, Newar High Vsu-sity 31. Greenfield MoClaln 47, Fairfield 22 Peebles 25, Manchester 21. West Union 80, Wayne Township 1 ran is Raloh Schworm, a guard. Hoffman At Center Spot Ross Hoffman, tallest msrr.ber of Coach Richards' squad of 35 boys, 5 scheduled to play at center. Hoffman played on the reserve team last ear.

Andy Lantz, an'other member of ast year's reserve club who saw a ittle varsity action, is slated for the guard post. Bob Watts, a new member of the squad, may eft forward in place of Morris. Watts is a senior. Othar players who will -be used as occasions warrant are Bill Hawk, Paul Mohler, Glenn Longworth, Dick Tom Scharver and Dave Seifert, all of whom played on last season's reserve team. Mohler, Rohr and Seifert played a little with the varsity.

Coach Richards emphasized today that his starting team is anything but set as yet and may be considerably different from that he outlined The Jackson team will average a few inches under 6 feet in heighth Hoffman is the only 6-footer on the squad with the other probable starters and first string substitutes averaging about.5 feet, 10 inches. Play County Quintets The Bears will play through th Christmas holiday season Instead of laying off at that time of year. They will meet all class -B clubs in this section of the county as well as some from other sections. Their schedule is as follows: Dec. 2, at Greensburg; Dec.

8, Greentown; Dec. 15, at Navarre; Dec. 16, Hartville; Dec. 19, at 23, at Canal Fulton; Dec. 29, at North Canton; Jan.

6, Greensburg; Jan. 13, North Canton; Jan. 9, at 20, Brewter; Jan. 26, Canal Fulton; Jan. 30, Navarre; Feb.

2, aUGreentown; Feb. at Hartville; and Feb. 9, Middlebranch. Jackson's 1943-44 cage team didn't do very well either in regular season or tournament play but it did turn n'the biggest total com.piled in. a county tourney game by beating Un- ontown, 65-31, before being eliminated.

'Most Valuable' Opponent Of Champs COLUMBUS valuable" player on football teams which Ohio State university this year. was Earl (Jug) Girard, freshman ace of the University of Wisconsin, the Buckeye coaching staff disclosed. Girard's 'passing, running and kicking was the most impressive shown by an opposing player Ohio's 9-victory season, despite Wisconsin's 20 to 7 defeat. Joe Ponseto, Michigan quarterback, was runnerup, and Wayne (Red) Williams of Minnesota, third. AKRON RENEWS FOOTBALL IN '45 AKRON University of Akron will field a football team next year for ttie first time since 1941, AtWetic Director Fred Sefton announced today.

Sefton said he would attempt to line up a schedule at the annual Ohio conference meeting at this weekend. Paul Baldacci will remain as head coach and an assistant will be named later, Sefton added. By The Associated Press ELIZABETH, N. Janiro. Ynunpstown, Ohio, outpointed Charlie Wntklns, Xew York (6).

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