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THE SOUTH'S STANDARD NEWSPAPER PACE TWENTY-SIX THE CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, GA-, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1939. Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top Sears 4-Star Answer sWWSmJs' to "Wliat to do ALEX GIVES BOYS Ken Overlin Arrives Blocked 9 Punts, 2 Extra Points, Passed, Kicked WAVE. CORNELL, VOLS, TROJANS, CLEMSON NEXT ALL THE CREDIT FOR FINE SEASON Today for Big Fight Washington Contender Hailed As Next Champion; Battle Over Referee in Prospect. Says Squad 'Is Greatest Atlanta fans are going io see the next middleweight champion of the world fight Ben Brown Monday night at the auditorium. At least that's what Chris Dundee, Overlings manager, says.

And there TROY, Dec. 7. JP) A three-year span of consistently brilliant performances, some of which turned defeat into victory, won today for Sherill Busby, Troy Teachers' end, a berth on the Associated Press little All-America. Only one other from the southeast won a spot on the honor team, chosen from the nation's smaller Boston College's Upset of Holy Cross Was Predicted. Bunch of Boys I Ever are a great many otner wise ring men who will tell you that when Overlin and Champion Al Hostak collide in February.

Hostak will not lay a glove on Dazzling Ken. By PAUL WILLIAMSON Overlin and Dundee arrive to By KENNETH GREGORY Associated Press Writer Recognized as a crafty and ca day in time to get in a workout colleges. He is Jack Gregory, University of Chattanooga tackle. NEXT CHAMPION? at Sports Arena, where Brown has Busby, a 198-pound six-footer pable veteran in moulding football been drilling viciously all week. The public is invited to these ses from Montgomery's West End, had only two years' experience when machines out of so-so material, sions daily at 3 o'clock, which will he reported for duty on the Trojan last until Sunday.

Bill Alexander is always the last to claim credit for good Georgia Tech teams it's always "the boys." Red Wave, fresh from Sidney Lanier High school. He climaxed his career with his About the ChangirigWeather" I Ml im i.tC '7h 2 Coats in 1 Georgia Tech has completed its most noteworthy campaign since best season, blocking nine punts and two extra-point kicks. In addition, he yielded few yards around his end and occasionally 1928, when an Alexander team Railbirds have been Impressed with Brown's terrific punching power and are willing to bet Brown wiU knock Overlin through the ceiling if he can only connect. That is a big order, of course, but Ben insists he will hit Overlin with something. "I'd rather beat Overlin than win the title," says the 22-year-old battler.

Overlin will rule a heavy fa was hailed as national champion and defeated California in the went into the backfield to heave a Rose BowL This season's club pass or punt. Coach A. E. Choate won a share of the Southeastern -rl 'In also used him on an end-around play. conference title and will play Missouri in the Orange Bowl at Texas A.

and J.T., champions of the Southwest conference, is the colleges' and the Williamson system's choice as the outstanding team of the nation after the last big playing-week of the 1939 season. That final big week gave the Williamson Scientific Ratings and Predictions an efficiency of 93.1 per cent, not counting upsetting ties, on 79 games. With the exception of astounding upsets like those of Stanford over Dartmouth, 14-3, and Nevada over College of the Pacific, 8-0, the system's ranking of teams in the previous week's table rode through consistently. Boston College's victory over Holy Cross, 14-0, for example, upheld the system's high rating of Boston College and its continuous ranking of L. S.

U. over Holy Cross. And so far many other teams which the Williamson system had ranked consistently despite popular polls. Herewith are presented Williamson's 50 leading teams of the 1939 season to date. A study of this table will show that the teams are ranked in the order most consistent with the record of every One of those three extra-point Miami.

tries which Busby threw his tow That's the greatest bunch of ering fame before saved a ball vorite over Ben. He is the only fighter ever to win a return boys I have ever handled," Alexander remarked in reviewing the game, and three of the punts he knocked down led directly to Tro match from Brown, holding two season, which saw the Georgia jan touchdowns. decisions and adraw against him in three starts. Brown claims he Add to this 1939 record the fact he caught 25 passes, one for a was weak from an earlier illness when Overlin outpointed him two Tech skipper take an unpromising squad, shift players to new positions, toil with inexperienced athletes and overcome a handicap of touchdown, and completed three weeks ago at Miami, and is out to Ken Overlin (above), No. 1.

middleweight contender who fights Ben Brown at the City Auditorium Monday night, is being hailed as the next middleweight champion. Dazzling Ken fights Titleholder Al Hostak in February, and observers are convinced he is too skillful for the champ. Overlin rules a heavy favorite over Brown. of the 18 he threw himself. Then prove he is the superior fighter.

lacK or reserves. Froud of Them. tack on the record of 23 blocked punts in his college career, and A loud and stormy fight is in prospect between Dundee and Sam ieiiows mst made un try to argue anyone hereabouts Sobel about a referee. The name their minds they were not going to get licked," he said. "They de into believing he's anything but "All-America" in anybody's of Battling Bud, one of Atlanta's cided they were gonna win 'em greatest fighters of the past (he league.

and we coaches are mighty proud And 22-year-old Mr. Busby's there will be 36 rounds of ac tion. beat Young Stribling) has been suggested. Dundee wants Tom road was anything but an easy as wen as surprised at the accom plished results." McCarthy, but it is reported the ravt ny.n Tickets are on sale downtown and meeting with powerful de grade after his fame spread with usually two opponents assigned to Irishman is out of the city. Alexander's ability to adapt playing tactics to the material at team in the list.

That not only applies to the most consistent ranking of winners over losers, but also covers teams which have risen to the heights one week to topple a higher rated team, then handle that guy, keep him out of our plays, watch him for kicks, mand, indicating a great crowd will be on hand at the city auditorium for a standout boxing card which is a fit opening for "Gone mfWr The Lining IN 4V i'X---' 7S. an OVERCOAT I hand is one answer to the success of his 1939 team, whose only reverses were a 14-17 loss to Notre Kenny LaSalle, perhaps the best defensive fighter in all boxing, will meet Mario Terez, highly regarded Cuban, in a special 10-round attraction. In all, passes and end-arounds when Troy's got the ball." have dropped in one or more oth Dame and a 6-7 setback by Duke With the Wind" week here. This popular campus figure, R3 i "It liked to have killed the boys er games to lose to teams considered much weaker on the average. who's majoring in history and has wnen tney lost that opener to No a average, had more to beam Paralleling Williamsoa's first tre Dame," Alexander continued.

LUCKY TOM LUCK about today than the fact hes "The boys wanted that one. Basketball PILOTS, EAGLES WIN OPENER. 50 teams of this are given the first 50 teams of a balanced president of the esteemed Club think they played all the harder the rest of the way because of of Trojan athletes he was an poll of questionnaires from 400 odd colleges from one end of the The Junior Basketball League for 16 "All-America" Troy's first. nd under, sponsored jointly by the At that licking. Fine Spjrit.

nation to the other and from LEADS BOWLERS Tom Luck, of the Checks team, lanta Boys Club, the Jewish Alliance, and the Y. M. C. got under way yesterday when two teams from the Alliance every conference and group. These teams are ranked accord Neal Allen on 2d Little All-America we had no worries about spirit.

I would attribute a great part of our fine season to the met two teams from the Boys' Club on Eg Tr- 'XS a TO FLU A 1 the Boys' Club court. The league consists of eight 16 and under teams and ing to the points gained in that balancing. The points were cal NEW YORK, Dec. 7. (JP) The turned in the top single game score of 132 and three-game series of 373 to pace the Federal Reserve Associa-ted Press' 1939 Little-All- four 12 and under teams.

RESULTS. spirit and determination of the squad. That was true on down to reserves, from whom we got plen culated by tallying against each team its position in a list of 15 America football team emerged PILOTS (34) Pos. J. T.

C. 6 Bank bowling league as his team from the small colleges today as New (14) F. Stein Henderson (8) F. Mizel (5l won three games from Telegraph ty of unexpected help. And it was a squad that trained well.

All an outfit that could get along in Jollay (6) C. Spiegel 5 Vfc- 'A A $22.50 Value any league. or lass on each questionnaire. A vote for a team from a school in its own geographical section was called a "home" vote and from a team away from its section an Chambers (2) G. Housso (1) Hamlin (2) G.

Bredousky in a spirited match. Others with big games included Valentine, Fowle, Tabor, Tignor, Mrs. Burns, Brown, Sewell, Hicks, of that helped us along." Knowing his squad lacked pow er, Alexander and his staff. Rark. Substitutions: Pilots.

Mitchell t2i, Mar The Little-All-America: FIRST TEAM. End Busby. Troy tackle, Greg tin. J. x.

i-isenberg. baverman. ory, Chattanooga; guard, Rogers, Mary- "away" vote. The points were totaled by as Hutson, Frazier, Crawley and EAGLES f35) S. O.

J. (6) ville (Mo.) Teachers; center. Turner, Sutton tl5t Crow. Hardin Simmons; guard, Loughney, La Barechson Goldstein signing 15 points for a first choice, Pos. F.

F. c. G. Hancock (6) Salle; tackle. Kostiuk, Detroit Tech; end Holbrook's single game of 130 Andrews 2 Norton (6) Mulkey.

Fresno State; backs. Madden down to one point for fifteenth field Coach Bobby Dodd and Line Coach Mack Tharpe, worked hard on deception. The players fitted that kind of football and they liked it. In the repertoire were tricky double reverses and variations, end-arounds and plays off a i i i it I ii Danneman (4 was the outstanding performance Colorado Mines, Hammerstrom, Union StaUinps Bullington (2) choice, among the "homo" votes G. M.

Saul (N. Canadeo. Gonzaga, Zimmerman, Substitutions: Eagles, Hanson (6). ban joie. and 20 points for a first choice, down to six points for fifteenth for the Sinclair bowling league cn the downtown alleys Thursday afternoon, with his P.

D. team winning three games from Emerald. WPA BASKETBALL RESULTS. SECOND TEAM. End, Allen, Mercer, tackle, Debruhl Newberry; guard, Lindner, Trinity center.

Schlosser. Gonzaga; guard Rad choice. Among the "away" votes. trie oid "Sstatue of Liberty" forma No. Williamson.

WR. ICoHeee. Pts Marsh B. C. (45) Pr M.

FRT. T. 44) Gann (16 F. Day (16) Parker (5) F. Lowry (S) Moon's 318 set aided the Kero t.

Texan A. M. 98 1 Texas A. M. P033 4389 M.

Groover (16) C. Green (3) sene team in winning three from junas, Morehead tackle Katzen-stein, Colo. Mines: end. Reiser, Ohio Wesleyan: backs, Harding, Butler, Wis-neski. Central Teachers, Heineman, Texas Mines, Enzler, Portland.

2. Tulane S7.7 Tulane 4. Cornell 87.41 Tennessee 4. Tennessee 97.4 So. California 4263 uon.

Dr. Britain Praises Tech Team's 'Brains' L. Groover G. Smevoe 5i 3906 Opaline; O. A.

Nix turned in a 326 Wood (8) G. Getzen (14) s. so. California 9fi.4;CorneU Substitutions: U. Mtr.

rrt. Term's 8. Clemson 05.5, Duke while H. C. was winning two from Penn; and Helble's 293 count was Mavell, 'Marlowe.

3727 3157 29S4 2904 (41 Pos. 2669 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7. (JP) President M. L.

Brittain, of Georgia Tech, tonight praised the "brains" of his Orange Bowl foot A. BlackweU (14) F. 2657 G. (25) Hester (2) Gantt (201 Farmer 3 Gattis F. Turner (5 2177 1419 1148 C.

G. Wallace (14) Pair (6 Gienilliat ball team. 7. Duke 8. Missouri 9.

Nebraska 10. Iowa 11. Boston Coll. 12. Notre Dame 13.

Georgia Tech 14. Princeton 15. U. C. L.

A. Ifl. Oregon State 17. Alabama 1A. Duquesne 19.

Fordham 20. Pennsylvania 95.3iOhio State 95.0! Missouri 94 3 Notre Dame 94 1 Iowa 93.8' Duquesne 93.7; U. C. L. A.

93.5 Michigan 93.3 Oklahoma 93.2: Nor. Carolina 93 2 Holv Cross 93.1! Clemson 93 0 Nebraska 82 Georgetown 92.6 Georgia Tech G. Key 1019 Blackell Davis B. Substitutions: Black well (2). 9R3 93S 739 "Those boys use their heads as well as their feet," he said.

"They are smart on the football field and in the classroom, too. They have 693 581 Allis-Chal. (28) Pos. Owens (41 F. Roberts (2) F.

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(JP) The south's football squad was pomplete today with announcement Bill Schneller, Mississippi fullback, would replace North Carolina's George Stirn-weiss in Montgomery's annual Blue-Gray game here December 30. Schneller, 190-pound captain of the Ole Miss team, was named on the Associated Press all-Southeastern eleven. G. S. T.

Co. (18) Parrish (3) Jessup N.Adams (SI Keister (1) tops for the Dinosaurs as they were winning two from Credit Cards. B. Moss turned in a high single game of 132 and had the high series of 332 as his Barrels team won three games from Crowns, in the Coca-Cola bowling league. A.

B. Carver, Ed Holloway, Bill Hanes, Jasper Donaldson, J. Perez, John Hurt and Charles Stewart had big sets that bested the 300 mark. Smith's single game of 136 was the outstanding single performance of the Beck Gregg Hardware league. 21.

Oklahoma 491 i Oregon State to be smart to stick at a techno logical school. R. Oxford (18) C. 22. So.

Methodist fik4 Alabama Sleiper G. 23. Ohio State 372 294 292 W. Oxford (11 McGinney (1) "The team was tickled to get the bowl bid, and I was glad to see Substitutions: Allis-Chaimers camron 281 (21. Faulkner (1).

Gt. Sou. Tr. Co. L.

185 24. Pittsburgh U. 25. Santa Clara 2S. Nor.

Carolina 27. Purdue 28. Kentucky 29. Northwestern 92.3 Santa Clara 92 2 San Jose 92.1 Princeton. 92.0 Fordham.

91.9,3. -U. 91.6 Pittsburgh 91.4 Penn Staie 91.3!Minnesota Adams, Caswell (4), Chapman (2). them do it." Dr. Brittain is here for the an 16A 166 137 nual meeting of the Southeastern 30.

Auburn conference, in which Tech's foot Gt. Pk. Mth. (23) Pos. McCoy (9) F.

Whelchel (12) F. Coppedge C. 130 122 98 Joy CI. (30) Knight (81 King (5 Phillips 2 Tucker 9 Maynard (2) ball team won a co-championship, 31. Mississippi St.

91 OsTexas Tech 32. Minnesota 91.0 Gonzaga 33. Bavlor 91.0 Oregon 34. Villanova 90 9 Boston College 97 Chambers (Z) u. Duke G.

C1 "i r-T 94 Miss Cain's 110 was the top game bowled in the Power Club 84 35. Mississippi U. 6 Yale Pk. Substitutions: Gt. Metn.

Boie- 84 90.4 Mississippi 36. Michigan Joy Class Wilbanks (4), B. May- ladies' league Thursday evening, man. nard. paign.

Georgia Tech, chosen for the Orange Bowl; Auburn and Mississippi State, were virtually With Miss Jordan, Miss Morris, Miss Cole, Miss Day, Mrs. Pirkle, 90 3 Kentucky 90 3 L. S. U. 90.

2i Auburn 90.1iDartmouth 90 It Armv 90 0' Colorado 37. St. Anselm 38. St. V.

39. Catholic V. 40. Georgetown 41. Detroit 42.

Holy Cross GIRLS. deadlocked for runner-up honors CHRISTMAS SALE'S Mash B. C. (48) Pos. A.

G. Rhodes 24 Sells (27) F. B- Coursey (51 as "the year best team." Mrs. Clonts and Mrs. Freeman hav ing big games.

'Gators Rate Ison Unanimous Choice GAINESVILLE, Dec. 7. (P) University of Florida football players rate Boston College, a team unbeaten this season except by the 'Gators themselves, as the best team faced in the 1939 grid cam Two ends, Ison, Georgia Tech Aycock (4 F. McBrayer (2) SO 0 Utah 43. San Jose 81 78 73 63 S3 48 42 42 39 32 22 15 12 Autrey (15) C.

Martin (17) 44. Washington U. B9 Purdue and Elrod, Mississippi State, and McKinley C. D. Price SO 5 Syracuse 4S.

Manhattan Britt G. V. Polk McFadden, Molinski Bentley (2 G. M. Polk a back, McGowen, Auburn, were unanimous choices of -the Florida players on their "All-Opponents Team." Substitutions: Marsh Bus.

Col. Epp- B9 4 Northwestern RS8 Wake Forest 8a fi Catholic U. 88 Villanova 87.91 Texas U. 4R. Arkansas 47.

Wake Forest 4. Texas V. 49. Oregon V. 50.

Indiana U. ler. Watson. Finn. Mitchell.

A. G. Rhodes of Sears Pilgrim On Collier Star '11' Hollingsworth, westley, Morgan, Smith. 5 II iiv ll 5r FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE. NEW YORK, Dec.

7. Selections Grace Methodist vs. Neighborhood for Collier's fiftieth annual All- Chapel. Henry Grady. n.

m. America football team, a perpetua B. F. Team vs. Rogers Henry Grady.

8:30 p. m. tion of the All-America started by Walter Camp in Collier's in 1889, were announced today. The play Confederate Ave. Bap.

vs. Amalgamated C. W. of Maddox. 7 p.

m. Confederate Ave. Bap. vs. Capitol View lit p.

m. FIO ers are: Ends: Frank Ivy, University of Id Oklahoma; Esco Sarkkinen, Ohio TODAY KILLED. Made to Sell for $1.69 State. LOS ANGELES, Dec. Tackles: Nicholas Drahos, Cor ksckwerds cr ferwerds! Today, seven-year-old nominee nell; Joe Boyd, Texas A.

M. for the Santa Anita handicap, was Guards: Harry Smith, U. S. C. Edward Molinskl, Tennessee killed today in a training accident.

Center: John Schiechl, Santa Clara. lier's points out that in the half-century since its first All-America Quarterback: Paul Christman, i il was published, football has devel Missouri. Halfbacks: Nile Kinnick, Iowa Tom Harmon, Michigan. oped from a point where there were maybe 50 or 60 good players in the country, to the present po Fallback: Banks McFadden Clemson. sition with its 10,000 or more welL trained, well-coached players elec In awarding the Walter Camp gold football to these players, Col- 'yzyA -xti y3 trifying more than 40,000,000 fans.

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