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SPORTS BUSINESS WANT ADS SECTION FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1964 fia'm fol Em. 'in LAJ Worfe Progresses on Rain-or-Shine Stadium for Houston Sport Events WHISK ROSE TROPHY FROM A Royal. Welcome for the Champs 1ER0ES ARE GREETED BY 3,000 FANS fo)fo)n kWMWUWWW.Ul. I.LUJJJU IIIIU.lUB FOGGY COAST Calif ornians Are If i The Greatest' Grumbling 8 jJrAJL Coach Pete Elliott steps to microphones last night in Champaign, 111., to thank huge which assembled to greet Rose bowl champion Illini team after flight from California. Elliott introduced team members to cheering throng.

tAP Wirephoto and UPI Jelephotp Structural steel rising (top photo) to form skeleton exterior for all-weather domed stadium in Houston. Lower photo is model of muti-million dollar building. three bond issues in July, 1958, but construction bogged down over a variety of difficulties. Pays $250,000 for Venezuela's TopThorobred li UPI Telephoto Hornung, Karros Get Hollywood, Jan. 2 (UPD The National Professional Foot ball League Players associa tion recommended unanimously today that Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers and Alex Karras of the Detroit Lions, suspended last February, for gambling, be reinstated.

Pete Retzlaff of the Phila delphia Eagles, president of the Players association, said the petition for reinstatement of the two suspended players would be forwarded immediate ly to Pete Rozelle, league, com missioner. Careers in Jeopardy "We think that they have served their punishment, recog nized they made a mistake and are in a position to be a credit to themselves, their teams and the league," Retzlaff feel that if they are not reinstated, another year out of ac tion might preclude their ever getting back into competitive shape and kill their careers. Retzlaff said that as he un derstoaa the suspensions, imposed by Rozelle without for mally revealing why Hornung and B-trras were suspended, the nfeyers could not be considered for reinstatement until a full year of suspension. Adopted Unanimously "This means that Rozelle probably could not consider our petition until February," the Eagle player announced. The petition for reinstatement was adopted unanimously by Retzlaff, vice president Bernie Parrish of the Cleveland Browns, secretary -treasurer John Reger of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and representatives from each club except the De troit Lions, whose representa tive had not arrived due to travel conditions.

Contacted in Miami Beach later, Rozelle confirmed that the Hornung-Karras cases could hot be reviewed until February under terms of the "indefinite suspensions" imposed on the two players. The players also talked with pension experts and with legislative committee regarding tax relief for athletes. Retzlaff said he would not seek reelection because of "personal business conflicts" at Saturday's election of officers. Illini Secret Out; Elliott Is the Name BY ROY DAMER Chicot Tribune Press Service Pasadena, Jan. 2 The big secret of Illinois' rise from the dungeon to the top in foot ball was confided to The Tribune today.

There had been many the ories explaining the comeback of the Illini. Mostly they involved improved personnel. Naturally, good personnel is needed to win the Big Ten and Rose bowl championships. But the mam reason for the success of Illinois is Coach Pete Elliott. Elliott had been maligned in some corners after the last two seasons in which Illinois posted 0-9 and 2-7 records, but it must be recorded he was the dominant force behind the rise of the Illini.

Easter, Deller Concur This is not hearsay, but the opinion of two young men who should know mini players. They are Tackle Bob Easter and Guard Dick Deller, a pair of seniors who suffered thru the lean years before everything came up roses. The two players pointed out this was the first year under Elliott's "system." In other words, this is the first year all the players on the team had been recruited by Elliott. And the classicially handsome, 38- year-old coach is one. of the best in the business at recruit ing.

So, in his fourth season as the Illinois coach, Elliott had the type of team he wanted, and the results were obvious. Like Calm Approach "One thing about Pete," said Deller, co-captain of the team, "is that the guys trust him. You stay- with Pete and he'll make you a winner." whose home town is Peoria, commented: "Elliott is not the kind of coach who gives you an emotional pep talk. He relaxes you. When we go out on the field, we're ready to go." In retrospect, close observers of the Illinois football picture point to the 1962 Michigan State game as the turning point The Illini won that game, 7 to 6, from a team that had excellent personnel.

It was the spring board into this season and gave the Illini confidence them- BY WILFRID SMITH ChkaM Tritem Prett Stnrict Pasadena, Jan. 2 Be fore Illinois' victorious football players retreated today from Pasadena, scene of their Rose bowl triumph, the weather proved to the visitors, who had had sunshine and heat for a week, that all is not perfect in this utopia. The "occasional" fog blanketed Pasadena so completely this morning that motorists used lights for identification and visibility across the parking space at the Hunting-ton-Sheraton hotel was zero. Three hours later, the cur tain had lifted but the Sierra Madre's ridge still was invisible. If this fog had dropped on Pasadena yesterday, the spectators at the famed Rose parade would have had difficulty finding the location and would have seen little if search had been successful.

New Year's day, however, was southern California at its best Temperature above 80 degrees, despite uncomfortable warmth for players and spectators during the first half of the game, left no excuse for either of the rivals. 2 Injuries on Drive Washington's bid for an upset of the Big Ten champions, which started with an excellent ly planned and well executed at tack that earned to Illinois 11 yard line in 5 minutes, ended in a third-down fumble by the Huskies' passer. Bui Siler. The ball was recovered by Wylie Fox, Illinois guard. During this drive.

Bill Doug las, starting Washington quar terback, suffered a dislocated knee when tackled and Mike KuklenskL fullback, suffered a broken leg. Washington could not survive these misfortunes. Earlier the varsity fullback, Junior Coffey, had suffered a fractured toe practice. While Jim Owens, Washington coach, declined to use these in juries as excuse following defeat, Washington's attack practically ended when Douglas left the field by stretcher. His suc cessor.

Siler, passed for three interceptions and Washington was thoroly outplayed in the second half. Newspaper accounts here largely were uncomplimentary because, for many, Washington is an alien from the north. Many words deplored the selec tion of the Huskies for the Rose Continued on page 2, col. 1 of Pra Bowl "My heart was set on play ing. I love -the game," Tittle told his coach.

"But I feel per sonally Til have to withdraw." Tittle said his physician in formed him that he could not work out for at least another week, and this precluded his participating in the contest Charlie Johnson of the St Louis Cardinals has been chos en for the game, and so have Quarterbacks Frank Ryan of the Cleveland Browns and Nor man Sneed of the Washington Redskins. 2 THOUGHT YOU THS NOT-READIN' OTHER Fans to Watch in Comfort Under 520 Foot Dome See editorial page Houston, Jan. 2 Special While sports fans in the north have been balancing weather's chills against their thrills over outdoor sports these days, Hou-stonians have been pridefully watching the advancing contraction of their "dream" stadium, which will keep them comfortable regardless of weather. The first of its kind in the world, the plastic -domed, air-conditioned structure is being built to provide a home for the Houston Colts baseball team and space for football games and other big crowd events in rain-or-shine weather. Workmen recently completed the basic steel work of the 24.6 million dollar project, which Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick has called "the greatest stride in stadium construction since the days of the Roman Steel Is in Place- The steel for the circular building shell and the- dome, which will be 520 feet across and 200 feet high, is in place.

Present work is centered on installation for seating Forty-five thousand seats, most of them upholstered like those in theaters, were ordered last month. All except those for the bleachers have upholstered seats and backs. Bleacher seats will have thinner upholstered seats and wooden backs. Present plans call for the huge project to be completed by late 1964 or early 1965 but with enough work finished by next fall to use it for that season's games of the American Football league's Houston Oit ers. The site, on a 230-acre plot, is five miles south of Houston's downtown business district.

It is about a third of a mile from the temporary, 27,000 seat, open-air stadium where the Na- Delayed by Strike A political problem over whe ther the city or county would build the stadium delayed the start. Harris county won and is how building it under a long-term lease from the Houston Sports association, which holds the Colts franchise. After the huge excavation was dug, it was discovered that more money would be needed and construction was held up until voters approved that. Last October a strike by the operat ing engineers union held up work 10 days. Altho ground-breaking cere monies were held Jan.

3, 1962, a celebration marking the start of construction, at which con suls from half a dozen nations were present, was not held until March 27, 1963, Other Uses Seen The Colts owners agreed to underwrite the entire cost of the tax bonds approved by voters at a repayment rate of $750,000 a year for 40 years. Thus it is expected that the stadium will pay for itself and will not cost taxpayers anything. In addition to sports events, it is expected that the all- weather stadium will attract conventions and various shows as paying customers. There have been rumors that one of the political parties has made a move toward holding its na tional convention here in 1968. Tiftlp Out Los Angeles, Jan.

2 (UPS-Quarterback Y. A. Tittle of the New York Giants today withdrew from the Pro bowl game here Jan. 12 because of a knee injury sustained in the National Football league playoff game Dec. 29.

Tittle called Coach Allie Sherman of the Giants today after an examination of his knee by a doctor in New Orleans, where it was confirmed that he suffered torn ligaments in the losing effort against the Chicago Bears. Miami, Jan. 2 CH Tameo, Venezuela's record money-winning thorobred, has been purchased by Herbert Herff of Memphis for $250,000. Herff, who is wintering in Palm Beach, today said that he bought the horse from Dr. Anselmo Alvardo on the recommendation on Trainer Arnold Winick.

Tameo, known in Venezuela as El Tameo, won $183,495 in that country, taking 11 out of 18 races last year. The 5-year-old made an impressive debut in the United States last week when he ran six furlongs in 1:09 2-5 in defeating an excellent allowance field at Tropical Park. tional baseball league Colts have been playing since the team was launched in 1962. Can Seat 60,000 The new, inside stadium will seat 43,500 persons for baseball, about 53,000 for football, 46,700 for conventions, and more than 60,000 for boxing and other events requiring only a small arena. The playing field will be 30 feet below the surface of the surrounding ground.

Enclosing it and the vast seating space will be a circular shell 700 feet across. Atop will be the huge dome of which two-thirds will be of translucent plastic to permit sunlight to stream in upon patrons and growing grass and to retain the cool air that will be pumped from a mammoth apparatus to keep the fans comfortable. The Colts had expected to play their first season 1962 in the stadium. Warren Giles, president of the National league, saiu me aomea suhuuiu was a big factor in considering Houston for a league franchise. Plans for the ambitious project were begun years ago and voters indorsed the first of Says Coach Champaign, Jan.

2 () I think this is the greatest football team in America," Pete Elliott, University of Illinois football coach, told 3,000 students at a pep rally tonight His audience in the univer sity's armory, a mass of students and a sprinkling of townspeople from Champaign-Urbana, warmly agreed. The Texas Longhorns, rated No. 1 nationally, meant nothing to them. Coach Elliott had just brought his Fighting Illini home from Pasadena, CaL, where they beat Washington, 17 to 7, yesterday. Packed in the players' luggage were splintered pieces of the Rose bowl goal posts.

They Cheer the HIM Smiling awkwardly, they lined, up behind their coach on the stage. Cheerleaders, all in white, bounced onto the stage to lead cheers. Illini, Illini," the crowd cheered. One of the players reached for the microphone and said, told us if you want a rose yoa have to reach out and grab ft. That's what we did." He's Their Hero Dick Butkus is the unanimous AIl-American center the play ers hold the awe they norm ally reserve for a coach.

Beaming. Elliott ticked off the names of his men, start ing, for a change, with his coaching staff Some of the players named drove the crowd to delirium: Ed Washington, who made eieht tackles as Illinois throt tled the University of Washing ton attack ueorge Donnelly, who got' two interceotions: Sam Price, halfback who carried the ball wide while the game trophy winner, Sophomore Halfback Jim GrabowskL was faarin? tin the middle; Quarterbacks Mike Taliaferro and Fred Custardo. Look Toward '66 During the scramble for luggage as the team left the podium, cheerleaders reminded the fans that their team is not allowed under Big Ten rules to 'appear in the Rose bowl two years in a row. The final cheer was: "Rose bowl, '66; Rose bowl, 66.: CHESS TITLE CLINCHED BY BOBBY FISCHER New York, Jan. 2 Uft Bobby Fischer, 20, defending champion Brooklyn, has clinched the United States chess championship.

Fischer is undefeated and untied in 10 games, making it mathematically impossible for anyone to overtake him in tomorrow night's final round. Other leaders are Dr. Anthony Saidy of Puerto Rico with a record o( four victories and two losses and two draws, Pal Benko of New York with three triumphs, two losses, and four draws, and Larry Evans of New York, a former champion, with four victories, two losses, and one draw. co-educational sport Fellows, he had something there. No wonder skiing has become the most popular winter pastime.

Trot out to Four Lakes when The Tribune's free schools start next week. Introduce yourself to John Verrey, who is extremely famous in the ski world he actually knows one snow bunny who can ski! Ten Years Ago Today-Charles E. Gus Dorais, 62, former football star at Notre Dame, died of a heart attack in his home in Birmingham, Mich. San Francisco Swimmers Go for Icy Splash San Francisco, Jan. 2 (CPD About 150 courageous Olympic club members greeted 1964 with an icy, splash, yesterday.

They swam around in the Pacific surf. It. was the 70th year this chilly annual exercise had been performed by Olympic club members. selves, something they did not have previously. "If we had lost to Michigan State," said one observer, the Purdue game Illinois' only other victory in 19621 wouldn't have meant a thing.

That final game sent the Illini on their way." Now that Illinois is at the top, it is going to be hard to knock it down. Of the men who saw considerable action on the championship team, only nine will graduate. Elliott was reminded 'today that Illinois had -won its last three games on the road. "We ought to travel more," he beamed. 3 N.V.Aids Join Staff at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Jan.

2 Special Paul Shoults, Rich ard' Doc Unch, and Tom Pagna, three -former North western football assistants, were named today to the coach ing staff at Notre Ara Parseghian, new head coach, arrived on the campus to spend his first day in office. The addition of Shoults, Urich, and Pagna confirmed earlier speculation that they would join Parseghian, under whom Shoults and Urich also had served at Miami O. uni-ersity. Pagna, who played un der Parseghian at Miami, had been on his Northwestern staff for five years. The announcement was made jointly by Parseghian and Ed ward Moose Krause, athletic director.

Parseghian met today with Krause and Hugh Devore, assistant athletic director who was interim head coach of the Irish last year. LET'S K. fU9 1 PU8LISH COLLECTION 9n, JtfuL WaluL jd ihsL THERE IS A tear, this morning, as old Sitzmark Condon pays tribute to the greatest sport in the world and reluctantly laments that it came into full bloom too recently to be enjoyed to the saturation point by a gentleman ornamented with a collection of antique arteries. But old Sitzmark Condon still is HERE'S THE WAY it all sort of evolved, probably in your area the same as in ours: For some reason not readily recalled, the town pool hall had closed and that left most of us with extra leisure hours. All came from good families and were too proud to bowl.

A few ice skated. One guy even had a genuine pair of shoe skates, which he had pinched from Montgomery Ward. On a. memorable afternoon, some fellow found a toboggan, lashed chains to his model and carted, us 'way up in the 10,000 feet above sea level area. Pretty soon there was a dandy toboggan slide.

Then, one day, a fellow who spent the year around in that Alpine atmosphere showed up on skis. He was a pleasant old-timer and he could handle the skis. Sport? The closest he came to an acceptable quote was "the hell with it! I just got to have some 'way to move around, 'cause. I'm not going to be cooped up in the ranch house with the-old lady all winter." The mountaineer fascinated us. So did his skis.

A few of our circle ordered some from the mail catalogs. One fellow could borrow a pair over in Santa Fe, where civilization was further advanced. Unfortunately, the kid who owned the shoe skates got nailed trying to walk out of M. Ward's with a pair of the long planks. If memory serves, that kid immediately became the town's most important celebrity since Billy the Kid had been lodged in the local Our pair of skis came from the hardware store run by the gentleman who also doubled as the town mortician.

Practically everything in the store was priced at $12, and you could haggle from there. Mother held firm until the price of our set was knocked below $6. SO, ALMOST 30 years ago. Old Sitzmark he was young Sitzmark then took his skis up into the Gallinas canyon. He twisted legs, and splintered the skis on granite outcrbp-pings.

He crashed into a Douglas fir, and has the face to prove it Ski tows? Don't be ridiculous. Men were men in those days. it was exciting. It kept us out of doors, tho most would have preferred to have been big game hunting if the seasons hadn't been closed. Skiing seemed a passing diversion.

Our elders predicted it would fold up as quickly as had the abandoned miniature golf course behind the Elks club. But then some great minds 'begin to work. It now was legal to buy winter refreshment in the United States, and so a fellow could thaw himself out in a rather primitive lodge-after a day in the snow. 1 Finally, a genius had the inspiration of making skiing a in there fighting. He may be a double-nothing out on those ski trails, admittedly.

But there are not many who can carry Sitzmark's cup once the snow bunnies move hfto the lounge and begin competition centered around lifting those mugs of hot-buttered tonic. He still can love skiing, altho the Mrs. had insisted that he go to the post with blinkers since the invention of stretch pants. She just doesn't understand that skiine was not much of a snort no more itfoorj iuullitjs: WAIT UNTIL THEV THE COMPLETE" OF HIS 1 WAS BUT MY WORD-IT'S 4-5 a copy OPj I PEOPLE'S MAIt RLU5HIC WE VAN AFFORD1 MAMA MIA AT LAST I THEY'RE PUBLISHING COMPLETE COLLECTION MICHELANGELO'S tcTTERS! 1 MOST INTERBSTlNGi 1-3 popular than Guy Lombardo records in John Verrey the beatnik set until they refined it with such niceties as hot-buttered rum and the stretch-pants styles. Hot-buttered rum is to skiing what the fast pencil is to golf.

Stretch pants are to skiingwhat betting is to horse Old Sitzmark knows, because he has seen the evolution from near the beginning. He has seen the change over 30 years, or back from the days in the New Mexico Rockies when the oldsters had to smuggle in the after-ski laughing lotion from Juarez, Mexico. The sport then was so primitive that most considered a thermos of coffee de rigeur. Any gals showed up, we pitched snowbalLi at 'em..