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T7T Bruins Ups'c Troy, 4745' vli Jl lUu) PART IV Crowd of 6,880 Sees 1 Sports Arena Opener CC WEDNESDAY MOftNINO, DECEMBER 2, 195? 2f BY MAL It was a familiar script FLORENCE and a tedious one for SC last night at the Sports Arena where UCLA's underdog Bruins out-hustled the Trojans to nab a 47-45 basket ball victory in the season opener for both schools." SPORTSCRIPTS Draft Puts AFL at Second Table BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN Sporti Editor St. The collegiate inaugural game at the arena drew a rather disappointing throng of 6,880 shades of the PanJ Pacific Auditorium. SC was listed as a seven- point favorite in some quar ters, but the Bruins, trailing at half, 20-17, overhauled the Trojans in the final 20 minutes and then tenacious ly hung on to win. Sixth Loss in Row The cool assurance with which the National Football League teams announced they had nafled down minv nt fVinSn Ati- 1 4. XL.

xl Hie uiaxi uiuicea annus i uie iiuiiuie uiey i The Trojans, who werelLhe bench to protest but to made their selections must have sent a shudder through the men who are backing the new American Football League. It was like a sleight-of-hand performance the way Billy Cannon of Louisiana State popped up in Phila 4 A Ji PENN ST. SQUEAKER UP AND OUT Jim White of SC and Gary "Cunningham of UCLA battle for rebound under Trojan basket; as i collegians launch basketball season at new Sports Arena. Kent Miller of UCLA is No. 32.

Tlmei photo bv Gary Smith rudely upended two weeks ago in football by the Bruins, now have lost six straight cage contests to the men from Westwood. In fact, Troy has dropped 12 out of its past 13 encounters with UCLA in basketball. Last night's game didn count as far as AAWU play went, but it goes into the SC and UCLA record books. After a rather boring first half, the pace became furious in the closing minutes. Teams had battled on even terms after intermission until the final minutes of ac tion.

Guard Bob Berry whistled in a long push shot at this point and the Bruins were ahead, 39-35. SC vainly struggled to catch' up and Jim White's jump shot left Troy trailing bv 45-43 with 26 seconds to play: Berry then went to the! WINTER TRADES Thomson Yankees ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1 (UPD Bobby Thom son, a popular National Leaguer for 14 seasons, was traded to the American League today and there were reports that Warren Spahn would follow shortly. The Boston Red Sox, pre paring for the return of Ted Williams, acquired Thomson from the Chicago Cubs to al ternate in left field with their famed 41-year-old slug ger next season.

In return for Thomson, the Sox gave the Cubs Al Schroll, a 26- year-old right-handed pitch At the same time, it was learned the New York Yankees have made a firm offer for Spahn, regarded as baseball's outstanding left- handed pitcher. In an effort to get the 38-year-old bpann, the Yankees reportedly of fered infielder Gil McDou- gald and outfielder Hank Bauer. In the meantime, three 7)C Near Syracuse Upset Gives UCLA Hope Paul Zimmerman proof Los Angeles did, but they quickly stated that George Izo, Notre Dame quarterback; Monty Stickles, Notre Dame end; Don MeredithSouthern Methodist passer, were In the NFL fold. Meredith, although drafted by the Chicago Bears, had been signed to a contract by the Dallas team that seeks an NFL franchise, George Halas is prepared to make a deal if that results. Blow at Hunt's AFL Citadel This blow struck close to the AFL home base because Lamar Hunt, one of its organizers, had drafted the SMU star for his Dallas team.

The Los Angeles Chargers had picked Stickles, who San Francisco says is in the 49er bag. The Izo case also Is important considering that the AFL New York team, headed by Harry Wismer, another instigator of the new league, had selected jhe Irish quarterback first. The swift NFL action gave every indication that the new league isn't going to get much more than what is left over. In addition 'to the loss of their No. 1 choice in Stickles, the Chargers can expect to hear any day now that they haven't a ghost of a chance for Dick Bass of College of the Pacific, either.

Bass was the No. 1 Ram selectee a year ago and nearly quit school to join the club last falL It was the Ram organization that induced him to complete his education. Little Jim Sochor for Chargers? Some indication of the problem that confronts the AFL teams also came to light in San Francisco with the report that the Chargers had signed little Jim Sochor, a San Francisco State quarterback. Sochor, who cut quite a fancy figure up there with his passing, is 5 ft 7 In. and weighs 152, can bet that he is no second Eddie LeBaron because he was passed by every NFL team in the first 20 rounds.

The Chargers also are reported to have signed Hank Marshall, a San Francisco State fullback. He likewise failed to get a nod in the NFL draft The Chargers must do better than this if they want to wean away Ram fans. line and dropped in a pair of free throws. The Trojans then looked for the three-point play and it looked like they had it when White barged into score a lay-up and was fouled in the process. However, the officials ruled that White was fouled before he scored, allowing him only one chance from f.he line.

Trojan coach For- est Twogood stormed off no avail. Plea Too Late White didn't make the gift shot but SC retained possession and Prim hit on a jumper with five seconds remaining. As UCLA took the ball out of bounds, the Tro jans frantically called time. out but their plea came too late as officials Mel Ross and Joe Frivaldsky declared that time had run out and thf game had ended. During the first half "action" it appeared that neither team could win, so poor were the shooting and floor play.

The Trojans went over five minutes before they could buy a field goal and when center Bob Hampton inxtxkij vujiui iia wuo, ovviv was a mountainous 2-2. The Bruins edged away Please Tarn to Tg. 4, Col. 1 to Red Sox; Seek Spaliri clubs were besieging presi dent Cal Griffith of the Wash ington Senators to discuss a trade involving outfielder Roy Sievers. Griffith huddled this morn--ing with general manager Buzzie Bavasi of the Los Angeles Dodgers and had later meetings scheduled with th Detroit Tigers and St Louis Cardinals, i It was learned that Griffith Please Turn to Tg.

3, Col. 4 Billy Cannorv Heads UPI All-America NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) United Press International today presents its 1959 All- America football team. chosen by the ballots of 359 snorts writers and broadcast ers from all parts of the na tion. Chosen as the finest col-' egiate players in the land at their positions were: Ends Monty Stickles, Notre Dame: Bill Carpenter.

Array. Tackles Dan Lanphear. Wisconsin; Don Floyd, Texas Christian. ts 1 Syracuse; Bill Burrell, Illinois. Center Max Baughan.

Georgia Tech. Quarterback Richie) Lucas, State. Halfbacks Billy Cannon- Louisiana State; Ron Burton, Northwestern. Fullback Charles Flow ers, Mississippi. Cannon, the spark-plug of Please Turn to Tg.

3, CoL 1 ORANGE-UCLA GAME CATCHES, FANS' FANCY Although the Syra-1 cuse-UCLA football game -In the Coliseum Saturday afternoon will be televised locally as well as nationally and also will be bucking TVj of the pro game in San Francisco between the 49ers and Baltimore Colts upwards of are. expected to attend. And the crowd may reach 75,000 if thlj week's ticket -selling boom holds up. Kickoff time will be I p.m. Brown 12-5 Choice Tonight Oyer Charnley HOUSTON, Dec.

(UPD World lightweight champion Joe Brown was a 12-to-5 favorite today to retain his title in his eighth defense even though his foe, Dave Charn ley, is the type the titlehold-er has found, hardest to lick, Charnley, the British Em pire champion, is a south paw, and Brown," in his 103 pro bouts, has had his toughest battles against left hand- ers. But he was confident that he would finish the British boilermaker in five rounds or less in the nationally televised brawl expect ed draw about 6,500 fans Please Turn to Pg. 3, Col. 3 i 4 'V; delphia for interviews just minutes after the Los Angeles Rams had made him their No. 1 pick.

Although Houston named him a week ago, the fleet halfback 'said he always wanted to play for the Rams, just as though Pete Rozelle had prompted None of the other teams came ud with the livinsr Wild Tales Successor Kuharlch and have no inten tion of doing so. As a matter of fact, no one has been ap proached. "When the Rams first started downhill it was the consensus of the owners that there would be no discission nor any decision on the coaching situation until the season end3. "I can assure 'you that there has been no owner meeting, nor owner discus sions. Everything will be re solved after the Baltimore game and then it might not come for some time.

"As for Gillman, frankly, there has been no formal de cision about him either. Any new rumors you may hear between now and the time the owners decide to meet will be as silly as the many we've already been hearing." Gillman Noncommittal Gillman, who left the NFL draft meeting Monday in Philadelphia after the early rounds to fly home to Los Angeles, was a "no-com ment" guy yesterday on the subject of whether ha was Please Turn to Tg. 2, Col. 4 How did the Staters man age to come so close? it took a 100-yd kickoff return and a blocked punt but those happenings at least demonstrated that the Orangemen are mere mor tals, too, subject to downs as well as ups like other citizens and taxpayers. Here is how that game went: Penn State led, 6-0, after the first quarter, thanks" "to a.

17-yd. dash by sophomore halfback Roger Kochman. However. Syracuse soon went ahead, 7-6, on a 6-yd pitchout from quarterback Dave.Sarette to halfback Gerhard Schwedes, plus Bob Yates' conversion kick. And Please Turn to Pg.

2, Col! 1 I BY AL WOLF Only against Penn State has the 1959 Syracuse foot ball team appeared to be of thi3 world, not out of it. Eight other opponents of the mighty Orangemen were steamrollered into abject submission but not the Nit- tany Going into the Syracuse game with a sim ilarly perfect, season record, they lost by only 20-18. The difference was a missed running conversion try after the day's final touchdown. And Penn State subse quently took a 22-7, thump ing from four-times-beaten Pittsburgh. So maybe there's hope, after all, for UCLA against the nation No, 1 collegiate array here Saturday.

ho Olmedo Signs Pro Pact for $35,000 Plus BY JAMIE CURRAN Alejt Olmedo, 23-year-old "Chief" of amateur tennis, has turned pro for a guaran tee in excess of $35,000. ine announcement was maae yesterday Dy promo ter Jack Kramer with the eruvian star standing by, ine terms-ot the one-year contract were not disclosed, but Kramar conceded it was "in excess of $35,000." Kramer added that Ol medo, the 1959 Wimbledon champion, could make as much as $80,000, "depending upon his performance. Alex Has High Hopes Olmedo expressed gratifi cation with the terms of his contract which has options and i3 based on what he hopes will be a long-range term. Olmedo, who has had his ups and downs as an ama teur, makes his professional debut in Australia where he reached his greatest heights almost single- handedly 'winning the Davis Cup for the United States in He will debut Dec. 20 in exhibitions in Australia and will compete in his first tournament there Dec.

26- Jan. 2. He will return to fin ish the semester at SC and then begin his assault on the world professional cham pionship held 1 by Heir Apparent Both Gonzales and Kra mer have predicted that Ol medo will eventually take over Gonzales crown. Alex will make his first U.S. appearance in the world professional tour, which opens at the Sports Arena Jan.

29-30. The Los Angeles matches touch off a 65-match world tour, ending in Aus tralia, April 30. CoHsponsoring the matches Please Tarn to Tg. 3, Col. 3 TODAY IN SPORTS QUARTER HORSE RAC ING Los Alamitos, 1 p.m, BASKETBALL Pepper dine vs.

Loyola, 9:00 p.m. Klrby Shoes vs. Denver Truckers, 7:00 p.m., Sports Arena; San Fernando Valley State at L.A. State, 8 p.m. WRESTLING Olympic Auditorium, 8:30 p.nv Rams Deny of Gillman BY CAL WHORTON Sid Gillman is still alive as coach of the last-place Rams, but before anyone officially will say he's through or even give the man a "vote of confidence" rumor mills continued to roll yesterday to name his successor.

Biggest rumor, immediately denied, was that Joe Ku-harich, former coach of the Redskins and now head mentor at Notre Dame, would be Gillman's successfor. No One Contacted We talked to Kuharlch yesterday In South Bend. He laughed and said: "You should go after the guy who started that rumor. But this Is typical of the silly and ludicrous rumors that always pop up at this time of the year. "I have no Intention of leaving Notre Dame to coach the Los Angeles Rams." Ku harlch emphasized.

At Charlotte, N.C., Pete Rozelle, general manager of the Rams, had this to say about the latest rumor: "We have not contacted who has won All -America honors. Ernie Davis, halfback, is Orangemen's No. 1 ground-gainer with 652 yd. this year. Syracuse Is 13 points favorite.

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