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PARTI 1 1 oiri Bmm by PAUL ZIMMERMAN srotrs ceiret I(Sm 1 ic 5 5 76-Yard Run Dashes Troy Hopes BY BRAVEN DYER VSawed-off Emil Sitko set sail down the sidelines on the first scrimmage play of the second half yesterday and when he had completed his 7 6 a excursion to the promised land the Notre DamerTrojan football game was all over. It wasn't all over as far as the scoring went, of course, because the Fighting Irish continued to score three more touchdowns for their smashing 38-td-7 triumph. But it was all over as as A i 's- -4 f) -4 vf A 'I i 1 v. 1 if rtin Jim Martin (38,) Notre Dame his spectacular run through his ON HIS WAY Emil Sitko Notre Dame halfback, nears end of his 76-yard touchdown run, in third quarter, George Connor (81 paves the way as he prepares to block SUNDAY MORNING, 'Best Game o'f Year Leahy Says of Irish Notre Dame Coach Says He's Never Seen 'Better College. Team Than We Were Today' BY AL WOLP When all the din dies down over the questionable victory Joe Louis scored In saving his title from Jersey Joe Walcott you can expect only one thing to happen.

The aging New Jersey scrap-'-, per will get a rematch with the Champion in Yankee. Stadium next summer for another gate. And you can expect 1 the same thing to happen in a re' turn match that has happened time Louis has met-a-' man who successfully stood up to him before. right, quick k.o. for the Brown NO REPEATERS There have been no repeat-, Max Schmellng got it quick, a3 they say, after stop- ping Louis in their first out-, ing a bout that took place' before Joe won the title.

Arturb Godoy, Buddy Baer, 'Billy Conn all of them caused Louis trouble in one degree or other their first time out. Not when they came back for more. Louis let 'em have it and how! But in ep'ite of that, there will be a gigantic rematch next summer, built on the basis of Friday night's bout and all the aftermath conversation that result therefrom this i FAVOR WALCOTT There must be no doubt that Louis came as close as any man can come to the end of j. his long reign and still hold on. The.

fight writers at ringside gave a majority verdict for waicott: Twenty three the 35 thought the challenger should have received the decision. Eleven favored the split ver-diet that Louis received and one called the fight a draw. Descriptions of the fight in l' no wise sound like the Jersey Joe Walcott we saw get a decision over Joe Maxim here at Gilmore Stadium in what was the worst heavyweight bout weve ever witnessed. -Ci Nothing even closely resem-bling a knockdown punch was thrown on that aromatic eve-t ning, as Walcott hit Maxim f. on the pants pocket but never on the chin.

Jersey Joe, who In -our opinion never will see 'h S3 again in spite of published 'reports that he is must have found the fountain of youth! JOE SLIPPING Sure, Louis Is slipping.1 But he cannot have slipped enough to take such a lacing without there being contributing fac-tors. His bruised hand was one. But the most important, in our opinion, was hi3 ring inactivity. It has been over a year since he defended his Dur- ing that year Walcott had himself several joust3. He had to or starve.

And that brings up another Important point. Joe has lost some of his verve for. hard training and fighting. Also, fighters like football players are given to overconfldence. Louis must have had more than a little touch of this.

NEW LIFE How could he take a fighter like Walcott, with a record like Jersey. Joe had, as a-serious opponent. Even Mike Jacobs, the pro-. moter, thought so little of Wal-. cott that he first signed 'em for a 10-round bout.

It was a stopgap affair until a better chal- lenger appeared on the 6cene. As it now stands, Jersey Joe-has, saved the heavyweight ranks from its lowest ebb in There was absolutely no opponent for Louis on the horizon save Turkey. Thomp- son here, and so far, none has been able to get Louis into t. the ring with him. There has been talk of a Louis-Thompson bout here, in the Coliseum.

In the light of Walcott's showing Friday night In the Garden, a Thompson boot here would be terrific. Certainly Turkey Is a fighter. than Walcott MANY WORDS It may be. that Louis will. shun Thompson 4 more than ever now.

So many words will be written by the New York scribes, in the cold winter months about how two judges saved Louis from defeat that the champion undoubtedly will want nothing except a shot In Gotham with Jersey Joe. By that time Jacobs should be able to get some new blood flowing through the veins of boxing. If he doesn't, then his promotional days, In the Garden are numbered. But not as numbered as they would have been had Walcott been crowned champion on Friday night P.S. The fight public never tould accept aging Jersey Joe Walcott as a true champion of the world.

Leo Durocher Returns to Helm of Dodgers Chandler Accepts Lippy 'Without Shotton to Oversee Managers of Farm Clubs BROOKLYN, Dec. B. OF) Leo Durocher returned to baseball today as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers without prejudice" from Commissioner A. B. Chandler, who had suspended Although that 38-7 victory over Southern Cal gave Notre Dame its first unbeaten, untied football team in 17 years, the Irish 1 7 si.

Connor V- him for the entire 1947 season. Gracefully yielding to the in evitable, Burt who won a pennant as the interim skipper last season, retired from active management to accept a vague but lucrative position that he termed "a nice, old man's job." The 63-year-old fatherly gentle man from Bartow, will oversee the work of the managers in the Dodgers' 26-club farm system. The AnnoHincement Branch Rickey acting In the absence of his father, who is president of the Brooklyn club, made the bnef one-sentence announcement that read: "The 1947 contract of Leo Du rocher has renewed for 1948 by the Brooklyn Baseball No saiarv terms were an nounced but it was believed the figures will match the $50,000 re portedly caued tor last season. Actually, the contract has not been signed and may not be until spring training, but that is a mere formality. If will; be for one year.

Durocher Heads West -While the announcement was being made Durocher was on his wayto board a plane for Los Angeles. -wV-': -'7- At Kansas City, where his plane stopped a few minutes, Durocher promised reporters he "would be just as vociferous as ever" when he gets back in harness on the field. "It's great to be back in the game," the Lip said with a big grin. "Last season was the longest I've ever experienced." Durocher, who: insisted he did Turn to Page 12, Column 7 It was touch and go for the rest of the period but early in the second Smith, a 6-foot 3-Inch 'Negro lad who is the C.I.F. broad jump champ, tossed a southpaw pass to Ritchey, a 5-foot 6-inch speedster, the play being good for 35 yards.

Frank San Filippo booted the extra digit. Both teams missed chances in the third, but early in the fourth Smith again went back, saw Ritchey past the defensive backs and hit him with a 48-yarder in touchdown territory. San Filippo again Tucked goal. For their fine showing, the Red Devils appeared likely to be se lected as Washington's foe in the preliminary game at the San Di- Turn to Page 12, Column 7 Board Decides Walcott Title Claim Tomorrow Meeting Called to Rule Whether Louis Lost Crown Despite Getting Decision 1 NEW YORK, Dec. 6.

(They ref ought the Joe Louis-Jersey Joe Walcott encounter. on 10,000 street corners. here today, and at the finish the somewhat overaged dark destroyer still was heavyweight champion of the world. L.S.U., Tulane Battle 6 fj Tie NEW ORLEANS. Dec.

6. Cheered by the biggest crowd ever to watch a regular-season football game in the South, Tu lane's surprising Greenles fought a favored Louisiana State University eleven to a 6-to-6 deadlock here today. The throng (officially estimated at 67,000 to top the 63.841 mark set in the Tulane-Notre Dame game of 1945) saw 60 min utes of spine-tingling play. Trailing 6 to at half time, Tulane came back early, in the third period to tie up the score, then beat off Louisiana frantic offensive efforts. the Trojans were concerned.

Sitko's mad dash made the count 17 to 7 and so fired Frank Leahy's magnificent squad that nothing the Trojans, could do thereafter made any difference. Leahy graciously said after, the game that his boys were hot and lucky. Thanks, Frank, but even if they had been told and unlucky it wouldn't have helped S.C. much. The South Benders had the in centive of their first perfect sea- son since the late Knute Rockne's 1930 club and plus their natural ability, was considerably more than the Tro jans could handle.

Greatest Ever This to me was the greatest Notre Dame team ever to play against Southern California. I can't compare it with some old-time Irish elevens, but hav ing seen most of the 19 contests which have made this great in-tersectlonal series one of the high spots, of football, I hereby pay my respects to Leahy and his lads they are the best I ever saw come out of South Bend, and that goes for the Four Horsemen, too. The Trojans made it a ball game for quarters. In fact. there were many misguided, guessers who probably thought Jeff Cravath's Pacific Coast Con-ference champions would continue to make it a battle during the second half.

This prospect did not appear too fantastic because the fag end of the -second period, had produced a 44-yard drive which culminated in: Troy's lone tally and-sent the rivals to recess with only Fred Earley's first-period field goal as the margin difference, 10 to 7. Sitko' Fixes Trojans Sitko. quickly put to rout any suspicion that the Trojans could continue to make it close. As matter of fact, there was considerable, evidence during the first half that the roof might cave in on the. Trojans eventually.

Sort of like the executioner's ax hanging heavy overhead. Only that 44-yard with Jack Kirby going over, gave Trojan supporters false hope. Sitko weighs 175 pounds and stands 5ft. 8in. There is no shorter 'player on the.

Notre Dame squad. He might be short of stature but he was long on speed. He was a pretty sharp runner last year but did not play in the Trojan game at South Bend, due to injuries. Inasmuch as last season was a hangover war year, Sitko classes as a' sophomore and has two more campaigns with the Irish, which Is a pleasant prospect for the Trojans and other foes, too. He had been hurt some this year and Leahy said yesterday's exhibition was his best.

Too Much for Troy All by himself the stubby sophomore made more yardage than all the Trojan backs 130 to 118. And that guy Bob Living stone, who would have been only a sub for Terry Brennan had Terry, been able to play yester- Turn to Page 12, Column 6 LOCAL GRID CROWD FIFTH LARGEST IN U.S. HISTORY Yesterday'3 Coliseum crowd of 104,953. fans who Notre Dame beat S.C, was the fifth largest, in U.S. history to witness a football game.

The two clubs played to the biggest crowd, at Soldier Field, Chicago, in 1929 when the Irish won, 13-12. The Irish have figured in four of the five largest gates, the Trojans in three, and all but. yesterday's were at Soldier-Field. Here are the five "big" games: 1929 Notre Dame 13, S.C. attendance 112,912, Soldier Field.

1926 Army 21, 21, 110,00, Soldier Field. 1930 Notre Dame 7, Army 6, 110.000, Soldier Field. 1927 Notre Dame 7, S.C. 6, 105,306, Soldier Field. Yesterday Notre Dame 38, S.C 7, 104,953, Coliseum.

5 Grnvf Gordon Gray (33) of S.C. S.C. tackle. Sitko starjed DECEMBER 7, 1947 There will be yet another re- vival of last night's 15-round thriller at 11 a.m. on Monday when Walcott's manager, Joe Webster of Camden, N.J., is scheduled to beard the New York State Boxing Commission and demand that his man be awarded the title on the "point system." Same Result The result there be the same, too.

Louis will retain his crown, and he will again receive the heavy end of the gate when he and Jersey Joe. play a return engagement at Yankee Stadium next Summer. Twentieth Cen tury Sporting Club officials were not sufficiently recovered today to discuss the next meeting of the two big Negroes, but it is inevitable. According to informed opinion, there isn't a chance in the world that Webster's appeal to the commission will alter last night's 2-to-l verdict in favor of Louis. They don't make refunds on fight results.

As one well-known fistic figure explained it, Chairman Eddie Eagan of the boxing commission "is just courteous to an outsider The "point system" on Turn to Page 13, Column 4 TROJAN CLUB PRESENTS CRAVATH WITH NEW CAR When the family of moth-, er, father and two daughters at 423 S. Citrus awoke yesterday morning there was a brand new Ford automo-. bile in the garage The present was a gift from the Trojan Club, an organization which is made up of S.C. alumni. The family includes Carol, Anne and Mr.

and Mrs; Jeff Cravath. Mr. Cravath is the. Trojan football coach and his squad won, the Pacific Coast Conference championship this season. dressing room was 6trangely finale.

A group of players ganged up on Assistant Coach Bernle Crim-mins and carried him Into the showef for an unanticipated bath. It was the. only turbulent episode among the usual hand shakes, backslaps and vigorous toweling. Leahy Praises Irish' And if it'll make Trojan' die hard3 feel any Tsetter, this, is what Coach Frank Leahy thought about his ball club yesterday: "I have never seen a better college football team than we were today." Leahy declined to compare the 1947 club with the late Knute Rockne's 1930 edition, which likewise compiled a perfect rec ord, but Marty Brill, who with Leahy was a member of that ensemble, spoke right out. "This team Is much greater than our 1930 outfit." Best of Year, "Well, thi3 was our best game of the year," Leahy pointed out.

"And not ony did we play our best, but we really had the luck of the Irish. We were very fortunate. We got every break of the game. If Cleary had nabbed that pass just before the half to put S.C. ahead and Sitko hadn't succeeded in breaking loose right after intermission, it would have been a very tough game.

"Troy was much -better than the impression most of the fans probably rate Southern Cal Turn to Page 12, Column 8 Bird 3. i 2 Time photo Art Rocers end, blocks out Jim Bird, own right tackle. "normal" following yesterday's Praise on Irish BY TrfANK PINCH Troy's "Pearl Harbor Day" came a day early on Dec. 6. Not that it was a sneak attack by the Ramblers from South Bend, because everybody expected them to be But not THAT good.

Jeff Cravath wasn't building up an alibi for the crushing defeat his boys suffered when he told reporters after the game that "this is as great a Notre Dame team as I ever saw." Line Toyed With Us The man meant it. He played center for Howard Jones when the Trojan-Irish series was inaugurated in 1926 arid down through the years Cravath has seen some mighty wonderful Notre Dame teams. "Leahy's line just toyed with us, like a cat with a. mouse," said Cravath. "Sure, we got off to a bad start on Lillywhite's fumble, but fumble or no fumble, it wouldn't have made the slight-est in the payoff.

Notre Dame's speed and precision, its sharp blocking and vicious tackling, were just' too much for us." Cravath said he wasn't satisfied with the quarterbacking of Turn to Pa Re 13, Column 6 was also a break that kept Paul Cleary from catching a pass in the clear and scoring. So a closer relationship would be 17-14 and I know I'm thinking of the Tro jans that way. "You can't take, that big lme away from the Trojans," added the Michigan' coach. "I liked the way Cleary and John Ferraro played Cravath must have shifted John to guard on defense to get some size in the middle of the line and the quickness of Don Clark outside of him to work on wide plays. I also like the work of Fred McCalL If the Trojans, playing the way they did today, met the Minnesota and Illinois teams of this year.

they would be even games, (The Michigan -Gopher score, 13-6; Micmgan-iiiini, 14-7.) "Notre Dame Is a finely coached team," Crisler pointed -1 Cravath Heaps L.S.U. Lyle Earcea rotl Eillerd Worley Lnd Wlmberly Tittle Coetee Bendifer Collin L.8.O. ToUne X-S- Prtridre L.T. Prans L.O. Heider C.

Dedeux R.Q. Ealen R.T Klein B.B. O'Brien EUender L.K. Vnmetr R.H. McCain T.

fivboda 06 0-0 6 06 Tulana Louisiana State eeorioR: Bullock (tor Wimberly.) Touchdown -ruiane ecormc: xoucnaown noot (tor Svoboda.) Football Results Notre Dame, 38; S.C, 7. U. of ITawaii. 27; Fresno State-, 13. Destroyers, pacific, 23; Hawaii All-Stars, 6.

Kentucky, 24; Villanova. 14. Toledo, 20; New Hampshire, 14. L.S.U., Tulane, 6. Arizona, 20; Utah, 20.

Hardin-Slmrnons; 42; Arizona St. (Tempe.) 0. Shaw S. Carolina St 0. S.C.

IN DEFEAT MAKES Welch Would Quit Huskies SEATTLE, Dec. 6. (P) Husky, affable Ralph (Pest) Welch, the former Purdue fullback who believes that football should be played for. fun, ran out an 18-year; string today as and head grid mentor at the University of Washington. "I am asking that my name be withdrawn from consideration for a renewal of my contract as head coach of the University of Washington football team," Welch said in a letter to Harvey Cassill, director of athletics.

Cassill said the big fellow's action "was not entirely unexpected'' and that his successor, not yet named, would "be on the campus in time to conduct spring football The Welch team, a Rose Bowl contestant in 1944, won only three games in the 1947 season and the screaming of the wolves gathered volume as the losses rolled "My 18 years at the University of -Washington have been too pleasant," the coach said in his letter, "and my interest in its future welfare too deep to allow any controversy to arise which has at its focal point my possible tenure." Municipal Grid Teams in Play-offs Topped by the Eagle Rock Angeles Wildcat tiff, the L.A. Municipal football league playoffs will start today. The Eracs, who won the league title last week by finishing the season unbeaten, will take on the Wildcats at Eagle Rock High School at 2 p.m. The other games will find SU Joseph's meeting Spoilers Athletic Club at Dan iel's Field in San Pedro. IMPRESSION ON CRiSLER SAN DIEGO HIGH EDGES POMONA GAINS FINALS BY DICK HYLAND The Trojans are not as bad as Notre Dame's 38-7 score made them! appear yesterday in the Coliseum.

The authority for that statement, made after the debacle, was none other than Herbert (Frit2) Crisler, coach of the Michigan Wolverines the Trojans are due to meet in-the Rose Bowl. Crisler was scouting the Trojans yesterday for the New Year's Day game. "Football is a crazy game," he said. "The ball is not round. Odd things, breaks, happen.

Take those two long runs made by Emil Sitko and Bob Livingstone out of the game and both were hit by tacklers and could well have been stopped and also take that crazy lateral pass interception out that gave Notre Dame its last score, and you have a 17-7 win for Notre Dame. All other points were It BY JOHN DE LA VEGA -POMONA, Dec, 6. They did it in a most unorthodox manner, but the San Diego High Hlllers entered the finals of the C.I.F, football play-offs here tonight by edging; the Pomona Red Devils, 14-6, before 7000 fans. With Fancy Dan scatbacks stopped cold by the big Red Devil line, the Hillers cut loose with the unexpected passing combination of End Ernie Smith to Halfback Ted Ritchey to score twice on long gainers that netted the The home-breds scored first when they went 85 yards after taking the opening kickoff. Featuring the drive were Al West-brook, Jim Patterson and Al Sanbramo, Westbrook scoring on a lateral from the 5.

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