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The Austin American Page 26 Austin, Texas Wednesday, December 8. 1954 ravis Hosts Local Schools Clash Tonight TOP 0' MORN By MARK BATTEKSON, Sport Editor Taylor Ducks The Wiliam B. Travis Rebels, who have broken even in their A pair of young rivals clash Wednesday night, each sporting first two starts, host the Taylor Ducks Wednesday night at the unoeaten records. Coach Jimmv Viramnnps Mc Austinites aren't the only ones saying Longhorn eager Ellis Olmstead is further along than anyone would have predicted a year ago. Said Hank Iba of Oklahoma the other eve: "He's WELL along, If he keeps this up, I really expect him to do a lot" And speaking of Oklahoma don't expect them to select a football coach any minute just because they don't happen to have one right now.

Iba also said Travis gym. Callum Kniehts host the SteDhen F. lipoff time for the non-district fray is 7:30 p. m. Austin Maroons and a packed gym is expected to witness the intra- Action gets underway at 6 when tne teams from the two schools engage in a preliminary contest.

Both Rebuilding Both the Rebels ana the Ducks 'W, city tilt. Game time is 7:30 p. m. Bees Meet at 6 The teams of the respective schools get the intracity rivalry off at 6. McCallum enters the game with three wins while Stephen F.

Austin has chalked up a pair of victories in early season games. Coach Wal- are rebuilding this season after compiling fine records last season. Taylor, under the tutelage of Coach Richard Sherley, advanced all the way to the Class AA regional tournament last season before being eliminated by Spring Branch, the team that went on to take second place in the AA division of the state basketball tournament. But this season Sherley has only one returning starter and the District 22AA defending champs have found the going rather rough. However, Sherley may well build another contender by the time the 22AA race opens after the Christmas holidays.

At Travis the outlook is none too bright for Coach Delbert Davis. He lost most of the height from the 1953-54 quintet which posted a 12-8 season record. The Rebels trimmed St. Edward's High School Tigers 38-28 in their first outing Dut dropped a 42-23 decision to the Stephen F. Austin Maroons Monday night.

Davis has three returning let-termen on his squad but lacks ex BAITS BELFRY they're going to take their time, presumably meaning they don't want to be rushed into a mistake How much postage money does light heavy champ Archie Moore have, anyway? The week just doesn't pass in which he fails to send out letters to 426 sports editors that's how many there are in cities of over 50,000 population in the US pleading his case as a heavyweight contender. How Houston U. Looking For Ohio State Rated Best By System By PAUL B. WILLIAMSON It seems almost without nnpstinn Name Coach iace Dockall's Maroons have been surprising Capital City cage fans with their play this season thus far since they weren't expected to have too strong a team. But the Crimsons trimmed San Marcos' Rattlers 55-48 in their opener last Friday night and then bounced William B.

Travis 42-23 Monday night. McCallum opened the campaign by trouncing Brownwood 54-40 and blasted the Waco Tigers, 62-45, last Saturday night. Their latest triumph was a 55-30 win over the Concordia Cardinals Monday night. The Knights will be seeking their first basketball victory over the Maroons. Last year, when McCallum was in operation for the first time, the Maroons polished off the District 5AAA champions three times.

Naturally, this rankled the blue-and-gray supporters since they felt the Knights were the top team in the city although Dockall's Maroons did wind up second in District 6AAAA competition. Stephen F. Austin is led by forward Dick Johnson, the sole returning letterman who greeted Dockall this fall. In the opener at San Marcos Johnson dumped in 24 points. He tallied 12 in the Travis fray.

Tall Maroon Is 6-4 Squadman Rex Nichols is the 'allest Maroon at 6-4 and Gilbert Ramirez gives the invaders a good floor man. Both scored 12 points each in the Travis encounter. However, the Maroons will be facing a' tall team in McCallum which can start a team averaging near the 6-2 mark. The Knights have used the height advantage with amazing success thus far. Likely starters for the Knights will be Jay Hawley, Ike Tavlor.

HOUSTON. Dec. 7 WV-University perience and height. This all of Houston officials Tuesday began shopping for a "big name" head showed up in the Maroon fracas ever, his cause is just and the boxing trust is made up of a bunch of stinkers. Moore will be 38 this week and veteran boxing writer Dan Parker said this about him a few days ago: "He knows that he is fighting the clock as well as the clique." So true Kerrville's Milk Bowl comes Saturday and it looks good again.

Red Grange once described it as "the world series of small-fry football." Proceeds go to a camp for crippled kids at Kerrville which is maintained by the Lions Clubs of Texas. If you're down that way, GO What about 25 years ago? Well, Jack Dempsey was refereeing a bout between a Norwegian named Otto Von Porat and an Englishman named Phil Scott. Don't ask who won. Dempsey probably Didn't a Lot of Us Ignore Walker? which found a tight defense limit football coach. ing the Southsiders to a single point in the opening quarter of "We want the best man in the that Ohio State, UCLA, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Navy are the Big Five of American college football play.

country," said Corbin Robertson, In those first two games Winton this year. The Williamson Svstem's final chairman of the university athletic Scott and Xavier Guedea were the leading pointmakers. Scott tallied committee and member of the rankines have those teams in py- board of regents. actly that order, with two of them 17 points and Guedea had 13. Guedea scored 11 in the inaugural Robertson, a son-in-law of Hugh unio Mate and UCLA being rated at more than 99.0.

With inn .4 recognized as perfect, Ohio State Roy Cullen, oilman-philantropist who has given millions to the uni rates at 99.Z, ucla at 99.1. College Poll, Too In addition to the Svstem's rank- versity, Tuesday afternoon conferred with Atletic Director Harry ings, a college poll sponsored by the Williamson System finds the top five teams ranked in exactly Fouke on procedures to be followed in selecting a successor to Clyde Lee, the head coach the past seven seasons. the same order. Lee submitted his resignation More than 230 votes were received from the college Doll, in but was held to a mere two points in the Austin tilt. Gridders Swap Sports Other starters for the Rebels against Taylor besides Scott and Guedea will be Jack Vaughan, Larry Walker and Ronnie Spillar.

All the starters with the exception of Vaughan were members of the Rebel football team. As a result, Davis' quintet is expected to improve as the season progresses. Spillar also figured in the scoring output for the Rebs in their first two games, chalking up 13 points in the two games. Sherley brings a Taylor aggregation that boasts one returning starter. But since high school bas-ketballers are hard to predict, tonight's game could wind up as a slam-bang offensive battle.

which each college's representa LaRue Robinson, Freddie Morisey tive was asked to name the top 15 teams in the country. Ohio State received 123 firsts Monday, giving as the reason his dissatisfaction with the 5-5 record of his 1954 team. Robertson said he, too, was disappointed with the 5-5 record but the oilman emphasized: "I want to make one thing clear: We thought we lost a big name coach." Robertson said Lee resigned "of and Allen Reedy. Hawley has scored 52 points in three games for a 17.3 average while Morisey had a 12.7 average, having scored 38 points. Robinson has tallied 36 points for followed by UCLA, 84: Oklahoma, 21, and Notre Dame, 3.

In Doints. Ohio State and UCLA were almost as close as they were L. Nuts to you, too. I think football in this conference was down a bit this season even if the teams did come out fairly well inter-sectionally. Do you really believe any of this season's teams were up to, say, the 1952 Texas team or the 1953 Rice team as of the end of the season? Before football gets too far into the past, someone should say a good word for at least two Southern Methodist linemen who were fine against Notre Dame.

One was Burleigh Amecke, who assisted with eight tackles and made six more unassisted. Another was Raymond Berry, who assisted with five and made six others unassisted And 20 years ago? Long-horn guard Joe Smartt had just been elected captain of the football team for the 1935 season Did a lot of us unjustly ignore George Walker of Arkansas on our All-Conference selections? The soph tailback led the Hog footballers in seven of nine departments of play, an inspection of team statistics reveals. He was on top in total offense, passing, punting, punt returning, kickoff returning, pass interceptions and scoring. Pass receiving was naturally out of his grasp since he was doing the tossing, but he came in third in rushing. What does a man have to do? N.

TCU's basketball team may or may not have better coaching, but I'm still inclined to believe that SMU's tall men will cop the conference. I know that Buster Brannon is a good coach, but where in the world did you get the idea that Doc Hayes isn't a sound man, too? a 12.0 game average. Dockall will start Johnson and in tne tystems final rankings. OSU finished with 3,327 points in the college Doll, while UCLA had TRAVIS' LARRY WALKER Faces Taylor Ducks tonight Robert Mclntyre at forwards, Nichols at center and Ramirez and 3,240. As was true with the Sys Carroll Ray Daniel at guards.

his own free will. Fouke said he hopes Lee's successor can be named not later than January. Spring training is scheduled for February. Salary apparently is no obstacle in that the university reportedly tem listing, there was a rather large las between UCLA and third- British Golfer place Oklahoma. System's Best The Williamson System's top Majors Reject Minors Bid on Radio-TV Curbs 40 teams: has lost thousands upon thousands of dollars while building a "big time" athletic program in just nine years.

Lee's salary the past year is be 99.21 21 Iowa 99.11 22. Baylor 98.51 23. Purdue 97.91 W. Virginia 97.4! 25. Texas 97.0i TCU 96.9 LSU 96.7! 28.

So. Calif. 1. Ohio State 2 UCLA 3. Oklahoma 4.

Notre Dame 5. Navy 6 Mississippi 7. Wisconsin 8. Army 9. Duke lieved to have approximated $11,000 Memphis Bound LONDON, Dec.

7 UP) Barry Ward, 21 year old professional British golfer, soon will be on his way to Memphis, where he hopes to get a golfing assignment. Ward will be sponsored by Arthur Lacey, former British Ryder Cup player and chairman of the Professional Golfers Assn. who now lives in Memphis. although he reportedly received a larger amount in 1952, when his 96.4; 29. Texas Tech ID.

Georgia Tech 96 3i 30. Penn State uourn an. i Denver 12. SMU 96.1 r.irei best team had an 8-2 record and the school's first All-America, of 95.5 95.5 95 3 95.2 95.1 94.9 94.8 94.7 94.7 94.6 94.6 94.5 94.4 94.2 94.1 94 1 94.0 93.9 93 9 93.9 by 13. Miami Fla.

96.0! 33. Wichita The Comparison Might Be Interesting fensive tackle J. D. Kimmel. 11.

Arkansas 95.9! 34. Miami. Ohio 15. Maryland 95.8; Pittsburch 16. Michigan 95.8! 36 Rnslnn f'lr The only limitation placed on 17.

Rice 95.7! 37. Mich. Slate the salary by Robertson was "we Minnesota 95.6 38. Cincinnati 19. Kentucky 95.61 TO 'phraka wouldn't want a fellow in the job 20.

V'Pl 95.5! 40 Oregon Although the minors had rejected a "college somewhat similar to the "high school rule" at the Houston convention, the majors affirmed their action of last summer, effective Sept. 1, 1955. Under the "college college students may not be signed to baseball contracts after the start of their sophomore year until their class graduates, or until they reach their 21st birthday. "We hope the minors will reconsider," said Frick. "In any event, we intend to live up to our original agreement, covering 1955 who is paid more than our presi Tops in Poll The top 40 teams as selected dent." No announcement has been made the college poll: on the salary being received by team select players from its roster at the end of the season.

The majors will carry much of the spring training and transportation expense and pay part of the manager's salary. As the minors already had passed the amendment, it now becomes part of the major-minor agreement. Commissioner Frick cast the decisive ballot against cutting the player limit from 25 to 23 men, after the National voted for the reduction and the American against it. TV Ban Defeated Under the proposed radio-TV amendment, all commercial baseball broadcasts would have been banned on stations outside a club's home area (50 miles). Both leagues voted "no" unanimously, without much discussion.

1. Ohio State 3.327 2. UCLA 3,240 3. Oklahoma 2.841 21. Towa 22 Minnesota Wichita 24.

VPI 4. Notre Dame 2,520 a. Wavy 6. Army the university's new president, Lieutenant General A. D.

Bruce, but it is believed to approximate $15,000. Lee's contract was to have run 7. Arkansas 8. Mississippi 9. Wisconsin 1.962! 2 Penn State 1.7131 2 Purdue 1.551! 27.

Texas Tech 28. Kentucky 9S4! 29. Boston Clee. 951! Miami. Ohio 789' 31.

Cincinnati 714! 32 Northwestern 465 33. Georeia 4591 34. Colorado 132 114 102 93 90 75 69 65 63 IS 33 30 24 22 21 18 15 15 19 and 1956." 10. Maryland 11. Miami.

Fla. through Aug. 31, 1956. He said a .1. Michigan mutually satisfactory settlement n.

c.ilif. 14 Baylor has been agreed upon. 15. Diike 4081 35 SE Louisiana 16 Georgia Tech 396 36. Denver In his seven years on the Hous 17 Allhurn 351! 37.

Nphrafika 15. W. Virginia 3271 38. Brown 19 Rice 300 39 Tnt 20. SMU 1531 40.

Texas ton campus, the former University of Tulsa assistant coach saw his Cougar teams win 37 games, lose 32 and tie two. Sports Illustrated. He's John Lyle Shimek It's fantastic, but even though Texas Tech is ranking second-nationally in total offense, the Raiders don't have anyone higher than fourth, place in the Border Conference. Their total offense average, in case you're interested, came to 422.3 yards a game. Wow D.

I don't know why you should ask me, but since you did, I might as well admit that I can't remember what Delta Index's background is, either Rice's basketball team is going to miss Gerry Thomas, who was asked to drop out because of broken school regulations. The soph was fine as a frosh Uh, 15 years ago? Coach Stan Lambert was preparing to lead his Austin High Maroons against Brownsville in a bi-district football game. (P. S. Austin won, 20-6) Don't know about you, but I'm going to be interested in seeing Don Bolde-buck of Houston go against Ellis Olmstead of Texas when the two basketball teams get together Saturday night in Memorial Stadium.

It's too early to say which will come out on top in their over-all careers, of course, and it would be an injustice to put a lot of unnecessary pressure on either of the tall men (Olmstead is 6-10 and Boldebuck is 7-0), but just the same, it's going to be interesting Baylor's footballers will go back to work next week, officially, that is. Some of the team members, determined to make a good showing in the Gator Bowl, are doing some voluntary work this week A Weimar native is now chief copywriter in the circulation department of By JACK HAND NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (Baseball's minor leagues won improved working agreements from the major leagues today but lost their Dattle for lower player limits and curbs on radio and TV broadcasts. The 16 player representatives who had forwarded their requests in writing suffered much the same fateap the minors' program. Requests for a minimum salary increase from $6,000 to $7i200 and for permission to deal directly with Caribbean Clubs were denied.

The players did get the right to receive contracts Jan. 15, instead of Feb. 1. No Mention of Westward Move Although both the American and National Leagues Monday discussed the idea of moving West to become 10-club leagues, possibly in 1956, Commissioner Ford Frick said the subject wasn't brought up at the one-hour joint meeting. Most of the club representatives who had attended the minor league convention at Houston last week headed home after the joint meeting.

A few remained in town, hoping to complete a deal to try to match Trader Frank Lane of the Chicago White Sox, busiest man in baseball. According to Commissioner Frick, the improved working agreements will "put more financial burden on the major league clubs and increase the return to the minor leagues, particularly in Classes and Minors Get New Deal Under the new deal, the minors will get $3,500 in Class $3,000 in Class and $2,500 in Class for agreeing to let a major league Only 25 season tickets were sold for the 1948 games, his first year here. With addition of such teams as Mississippi, Texas Baylor and Arkansas to the schedule the season ticket sales have ex Property Rule Defined An involved new rule was adopted by the majors, covering stock ownership in clubs. Under the rule nobody connected with one club can own any stock "or any other proprietary interest or financial interest" in any other major league club. Presumably this would rule out any situations such as developed when Arnold Johnson, who owned Yankee Stadium, wanted to buy the Philadelphia A's and shift them to Kansas City.

The deal finally was approved on the condition that Johnson dispose of his Yankee Stadium interests. Some of the player requests, such as having diners on trains after night games and receiving hotel rate -compensation when living in private homes during spring training were approved by the separate leagues. Attempts by the ew York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals to change the reporting date for spring training were defeated. Frick said the March 1 deadline will remain.

Miami's Moss To Stay Put MIAMI, Dec. 7 Wl Perry Moss, University of Miami back-field coach, said today he'll keep the job at least another year. Moss did not confirm or deny a rumor that he had been offered the head coaching job at Tulsa, where he played one year of football before going into the Army. After the war, he was a quarterback at Illinois. At Miami this year, Moss developed one of the nation's outstanding backfields.

"I'll be at the University of Miami next fall nowhere else," Moss said. "There is a great opportunity here." IfEM SHRIVEPOiT CALL 5 6538 OR YOUR TRAVEL AGENT ceeded 10,000 since 1952. Houston finished second behind champion Wichita in the Missouri Valley Conference this year, winning games from Texas Oklahoma Tulsa, Detroit and Villanova. The losses were to Baylor, Arkansas, Mississippi, Wichita and Texas Tech. Lee Will Wait HOUSTON, Dec.

7 W-Clyde V. Lee, ho resigned Monday as head football coach at the University of Houston, says he will wait a while before deciding what he will do in the future. "I have no ill feeling whatsoever," Lee said. "Everything is all right, and I wish the University of Houston the best of luck." Lee earne here from the Univer Bobo Olson Selected 'Fighter of the Year' 6SS E33I SS59 159 B33I B39 CSS SSI EE3I K3S ESI E9 L5 It is named in memory of the for mer Associated Press boxing writ er who was killed in 1938 while a little luxury is good for every man sity of Tulsa, where he was line coach, seven years ago. Rematch Set serving as a war correspondent in Spain.

Unanimous Selection Olson received a unanimous vote from the 39 voting members. He succeesd Gailan, former welter so enjoy By Flyweights TOKYO, Wednesday, Dec. 8 (Pi The promoters of the world flyweight title bout here between Japan's Yoshio Shirai and Argentina's Pascual Perez said Tuesday the new Argentine champion is bound by contract to give Shirai a return title match within six months. International Promotions Inc. announced it has already sent a "rigid demand" for the rematch to Ismael Pace, Perez' manager in Buenos Aiares.

It made known its intention to file claims for breach of contract in case a rematch is refused. By MURRAY ROSE -NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (-Middleweight champion Carl (Bobo) Olson, today was voted the Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque as "Fighter of the Year" for 1954 by the Boxing Writers Assn. The 26-year-old, Hawaiian-born Olson will receive the award at the association's annual dinner at the Hotel New Yorker, Jan.

13. Olson, now a San Francisco resident, puts his title on the line for the third time this year on Dec. 15 against France's Pierre Lang-lois at San Francisco. Fighting Champion A busy fighter in the ring, and truly a fighting champion, Olson won the 160-pound title by walloping England's Randy Turpin in New York, Oct. 21, 1953.

He whipped Cuba's Kid Gavilan in his first defense in Chicago, April 2, and followed up with a decisive triumph over Cleveland's Rocky Castellani, the No. 1 contender at the time, in San Francisco, Aug. 20. Originally he was scheduled to face Joey Giardello, currently ranked as the No. 1 challenger, but the Philadelphian was forced to withdraw because of a knee operation.

The Neil Plaque is presented annually to the Fighter of the Year STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY tf, weight champion. A pro since 1945, 'Balding Bobo has compiled a 59-6 record with 28 knockouts. He has won 17 straight, including 6 this year. His last defeat was a close 15-round decision to Ray Robinson, then the middleweight king, in a title bout at San Francisco, May 13, 1952. Olson was able to ascend to the throne when Robinson retired.

Ironically, Robinson now is engaged in a comeback campaign which he hopes will lead to a title shot with his former victim. In addition to his victories over Gavilan and Castellani this year, Olson stopped Joe Rindone, Jesse Turner, Pedro Gonzales and Garth Panter. Boxing's Most Prized Award The most prized award in boxing, the Neil Trophy first was won by Jack Dempsey in 1933. Since then it has been awarded to Billy Conn, Henry Armstrong, Joe Louis, Barney Ross, the boxers in the Armed Services 1943, Benny Leonard, James J. Walker, Tony Zale, Gus Lesnevich, Ike Williams, Tan.

Perez dethroned Shirai in Tokyo 6 years old Nov. 26. AND PRICED TO TLEASE ANOTHER TILT SLATED HERE Local basketball fans will get one extra chance this week to see a game without having to go out of town. The Concordia-Round Rock game, originally scheduled for Round Rock Thursday night, has been switched to the Concordia gym. It will still be played Thursday night, with tip-off time coming st 8 p.

m. A B-team game will precede the varsity clash. The Eees will start at 7 p. m. and the man who did most to ad vance the sport during the year, Ezzard Charles, Ray Robinson, Jersey Joe Walcott, Rocky Mar-ciano and Gavilan.

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