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eiTUKPAY' OCTOBER 18, 1947 Reports From Thi Hill III FORI "GHTUAMD in I CIGARETTE CASE '198 and I I World Smallest DAI I DAIftJT i i mvn Ipml uHki rwini ICT" Co. Dtrr bin ttioa cigarette cut and iranteed lithter plua imnni midgut ball point litninr ciearett cat and roid, full pack of cigar nd keeps them freah. JviV.er guaranteed to work every e. Ball point pen write juat xpirive pent. DAY TRIAL OFFER '00 pmmJ tf rew winy fluff.

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ufS' WASHINGTON The Pigskin Parade with th tjtn.t!ntf rtl fr. 1.1 L'i collegiate grrid firmaments Isn't an easy Usk this season. it1 nn: They are popplnr Into print in aJmnat mil nt ior league conferences. lose examination of last Saturday's games for example, re following: li Pennsylvania sure flnrered EMI.kw ttttc. vflX "cored two touchdown and set the stage for a third by V.hv unsrinfr passes which helped the Cornhuskers upset the udders 27 U.

For the Iowans the brilliant GEORGE TAIJA rrRRO thrilled the 51,150 with a 67 yard touchdown run and an tumrd rprint that' paved the way for another tally. Others to for the Hoosier hotshot were GROOMS at fullback, at half and BAWL at tackle. PENN PTATE FOKDHAM: Versatile WALLY TRIPLETT tun touchdowns for Nittany'a mighty Lions one via the air nd another on a rampage to help the Pennsylvanians mangle MICHIGAN PITT: Galloping GENE DEBRICOTTE turned In most sensational run oi uie miernoon ior me wolverines be grabbed a Panther punt on his own lfr yard line and tig gl yards to score. Again Gene Intercepted a Pitt pass 5 irved 25 yards to the Panther 20. There, when he fumbled irvNY FORD recovered and sprinted the remaining distance to lather Michigan touchdown.

The Michlganders won, 69 0, with Etf, JIMMY JOE ROBINSON getting the only Pitt first down he caught 15 yard pass. Bronxed BOB MANN, stellar end, scored two tochdowns for Wolverines. Vs'N'ESOTA NORTHWESTERN: Gopher GLEN PULLINS swept end to score for Minnesota to help his mates triumph 37 21. Half rt.L ADMV .1 ..1 1. 11 IL1.1 xvTi a cuo fjou uiig up uu iur ms juiini right end and Patterson subbed at half as the mighty West Polnt re held 0 0.

SOUTHERN CAL OHIO STATE: The Buckeyes' JIMMY CLARK rtrkltd in catching aavis' pass on bu is, state's only threat, VIKGIMA HAKV.AKU: denier sjtuvr riEKi'E fought vall utly for dear old Harvard despite their 47 0 shellacking in the Old Dominion stronghold. MOLIO WILSON No Speed in Committee PHILADELPHIA After waiting for more than a year, Harrison pjjjrd, of Baldwin Wallace College, is now a co holder of the world's low hurdles record. Last week the International Amateur iIetic Federation, meeting in London, got around to sanctioning fttutrark marks and so announced through Lord Burghley, Its presi iaiL One tying record aatea oacK to iswi when J. Joubert ran yards in 9 4 seconds to equal the standard held by three Ameri ui Frank Wykoff, Jesse Owens and Clyde Jeffrey. Dillard.

outstanding in inaoor. and outdoor track competition itct his discharge from the Armed Services, set his hurdles ree irf it Delaware. Ohio, June 8, 1946. He thus is bracketed with md Wolcott, Rice Institute, at 22.5 seconds. He is presently nntidered one of the sure point winners for taje United States the Olympic Games scheduled for London in 1948.

Kfcopnition of the Joubert mark, made in Grahamstown. S. A i it. a ro long aeiayea necause oi me oouin Airicans memseives, ex toed a committee member. It just could not be due to Lord fcrtv because he was moving much more rapidly than that when Ltlfaw him running the 440 on Franklin Field close to twenty kngo.

mORAVES One for the (Record) Books WASHINGTON Along with the other entries he has made in collegiate football record books, Coach Eddie Hurt of Morgan a uinege can lay ciaim to one marie wnicn seems to stand un atnged: The Morgan mentor has coached twelve men who later me college coaches in their own right. Seven of these coaches holding down college jobs in the CLAA. The. twelve Hurt taught coaches are Howard (Brutus) Wilson, tod coach, Shaw; Thomas (Tank) Conrad, head coach. Dela ine; Clarence (Big House) Gaines, head coach, and Alvin (Boo) town, assistant; Winston Salem; Daniel (Pinky) Clark and Ken Inn, assistants, Morgan; Umbra Bowie, assistant, Lincoln; Die Thompklns, Princess Anne; Jim Webb, Texas College: Viten Tiirpln, Lincoln; Noah Webb, Southern, and Jonathan (Tik) Campbell, Virginia Seminary.

Coach Hurt has a nice sprinkling of high school coaches around. pT Wally Mosby, Peabody, Petersburg, "Spook" Smith, person, Charlottesville: Terry Day. Bates. Annapolis. "Surar" Dunbar, Baltimore, and Luther Martinsville, Va.

MIROBINSON Sinking At Bias ultkoit The Detroit Committee for Fair Play In Bowling, In ting last Friday! set un a program to hit at the American Mlilir CftnprAc i airsintf MflvrA Vinu'lara The rroun. which included some of the best mlmls in the citv tkepmhlem of. racial understanding, devised a three point pro Pa to attack the problem. Stronr Fimnort of non sanctioned bowline tournaments which l'AW CI0 recreation department is sponsoring in November. Broad educational program among bowlers, bowling alley Ityrietors, tam sponsors and the public.

I Legislation on a citv and State basis, specifically prohibiting JfJ events on a discriminatory basis. mo ABC national tournament will he held here next April is expected to attract 45,000 participants all white. a y. X'jy 1. Sharp Pes 2.

EngBsli Drape I. CoRsemKre Drape SEND FOR FREE CATA mr nit mi mil. a 1 a a ja 4 a afca THE PITTSBURGH COURIER 15 BctdO A(q(5ids dod FooTKat hmh Acq aaaia 4 i 4 rV 'sf 'v i if I AN OREGON WEBFOOT Big J. D. McCowan, 6 feet 3 inches, 219 pound University of Oregon varsity end, who shines on defense.

An ex service man, McGowan played frosh ball in 1941. State to start the fracas, then blocked a fourth down Hornet punt to take the ball. On their first play from scrimmage, Lyman Burgess ran 25 yards from scrim mage for. the first or three touchdowns made by him in the game. The Hornets retaliated in the same period by taking the kickoff on their own two, and not releasing the ball until King passed to Shaw for a touchdown.

Florida stormed back with a fourth pass, Cro martie to for 40 yards, and their second touchdown on their first play in the second quarter, and struck again with 27 yard pass play, Williams to Daye. The Hornets took the following kickoff and a few plays later ex ecuted their "last scoring affair. a heave from Bolden to Morris for 50 yards and a touchdown, and a score reading ioriaa zu, mate 12. at the half. The second hair was all Florida as the Alabama State defense fell apart.

Lyman Burgess went around left end from the six, and then off left tackle from the 14 for two more tallies in the third pe riod. In the fourth, he took a pass from Cromartie for 22 yards over the final stripe, then substitute Curtis raced through center from the 10 for two more Florida tallies. Ingraham went through center from the one and Bradley went through center from the two for the final Florida scores. END JIM CROW IN WASHINGTON K. C.

ROYALS MEET BOB FELLER'S MAJORS LOS ANGELES, Calif. (ANP) Bob Feller, his world series and Major League All Stars, open ed the first of a three game series in Wrigley Field here Wednesday with the Kansas City Royals. This series marks the eighth West Coast baseball classic between the two teams. The remaining two games will be fashioned into a double header to be played Sunday, Oct 19. The Kansas City Royals, who arrived here last Friday, have in their lineup King Tut, one of the funniest men in baseball and a partner of Goose Tatum, loose xl 3t x.

JXXXi xx vv JX x. Grambling Rolls Texas State, 26 lege Maroon Tigers, in an action packed thriller played before an overflow crowd Satur i College and Fort valley Classy Welters For Title Bout LOS ANGELES Hankin Barrow, Cuban welterweight champion, who scored an upset decision over California Jackie Wilson, recently, boxes Bernard Docusen, New Orleans flash, in the ten round main event at the Olympic Auditorium Tuesday night. Both contestants will be bidding a shot at Sugar Ray Robinson's Here's the Way to Curb a Rupture Saeeeaafnl Home Method That AnyoM Cm Um on Any Kedaelblo Rupture, iJLTf or Smalt COSTS NOTHING TO FIND OUT Thouaanda of ruptured men will rejoice to know that the full plan ao sucoaaarully used by Ca.pt. W. A.

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Hundreds nave already reported satisfactory results follow Bni rirht away NOW before you put down this paper. crown. 4. TT enaen tneir annual mt in the second period, Roscoe Murchison, Morris Brown guard, set the stage by intercepting Ike Jones' short pass on the Maroon Tigers' thirty five and moved the ball to the sixteen before being hauled down from behind. Morris Brown scored on the next play on a perfect pass from Sam Ross, fullback, to William Turner, end, who pitch ed a neat lateral toDeFoy Arnold for the touchdown.

Lee Monroe, placement specialist, came in and booted the extra point. The final Morris Brown touch down came midway in the third period when Daniel Hawkins, Wolverine fullback, took the ball on a direct pass from center on a wide sweep around left end, reversed h3 field, and streaked six yards to paydirt. Monroe's nttempt ed placement was no good. The hard fighting Maroon Tigers made it a fight all the way, threatening late in the third period when Edwin Smith, quarterback, dropped a beautiful pass to Duke Foster end, on the Morris Brown five. but were unable to push over a score.

William Turner, Morris Brown end, sprinted thirty five yards for a touchdown in the fourth period on an interception, but the score was nullified because of a clipping penalty. late Jimmy Doyle. Bid Docusen is undefeated since com ing to the coast. Much interest is being focused on the bout, as Robinson clashes with California Jackie the following Tuesday night at the same arena. The bout is a benefit affair being staged for the family of the fit tSti 'Js VJ ii If BI6 VALUES Feitnring That Sryfing That Is Really Tops Three Models to Choose From: Costner departed town shortly following his bout with Allen Faulkner, Buffalo, N.

T. contender. He assertedly planed to his home in Cincinnati, but authoritative sources claim he was headed for New York, where he is slated to box at Madison Square Garden. SOUGHT TOr FOES Matchmaker Jimmy Murray had with either Ray Robinson or Bernard Docusen. K.eny uay, uostner manager claims he is several thousands of dollars in the "red" since he took over Costner's contract here several months ago.

Costner stopped Earl Turner in a single round to win the State Florida Bowls Over Wingl A STURDY GOLDEN BEAR Rugged Len Jones, 5 feet 8V2 inches, 215 pound tackle on the powerful University of California Bears grid machine, coached by Lynn Waldorf. Jones likes the rough going and saw considerable action in the Navy, St. Mary and Santa Clara games. Purple Wolves of Morris Brown Claw Tigers of Morehouse, 13 0 ATLANTA, Ga. Displaying mastery in running and passing, the Morris Brown College Purple Wolverines chalked up a clean cut 13 0 victory over the Morehouse Col 'Sugar' Costner Takes Powder' on W.

Coast OAKLAND Boxing circles in the Bay Area are agog over the sudden disappearance of George (Sugar) Costner, California welterweight champion and biggest drawing card in Northern Knoxville, Fort Valley In 0 0 Tie FORT VALIJEY, Ga. Knoxville been trying to line up a bout herej fights since coming to California. field goal, which was wide. State score less tie after four quarters of hard fought football Saturday. The game was played at Fort Valley State Field before approximately 1,550 fans.

During the first half, the Wild, cats were in scoring territory three times. Twice in first period the Wildcats moved within two feet of paydirt, but a strong Knoxville forward wall failed to give. Again in the second quarter. Fort Valley drove 56 yards to the Bulldogs one foot marker, but Knoxville held again. As final the gun sounded Knoxville was threatening to reach pay dirt.

Left end Garfield Crawford intercepted a wildcat pass thrown by Hollis and galloped 35 yards before being hauled down by Fort Valley fullback Wynn on the six. Two line plays failed to gain yard ace and as gun sounded ending title and is undefeated in several 'frame. White of Knoxville tried for Hornets of Ala. State, 58 to 12 MONTGOMERY, Ala. Florida kept on scoring in what promised to be a thrilline scoring duel here Saturday night, when the A labama State Hornets trailed 20 to 12 at half time, and two touchdowns added in the third Quarter and four more in the fourth gave them a 58 12 edge over the Hornets, who completely collapsed during the final half.

Florida kicked off to Alabama! I I I I eW vjver to 6 HOUSTON, Tex. Repulsed re jthe touchdowns on an 11 yard power peatedly by an out manned Texas plunge through tne center of the State University eleven, which de line. fended its goal line tenaciously for three quarters, Grambling College pieced together three quick touchdowns in the final stanza to score an impressive 26 6 victory before a skimpy crowd of 7,000 in Buffalo Stadium. Already visualizing post season Bowl bid, the seemingly inexhaus tible supply of beefy Tiger backs and linemen, displaying Intermit tent flashes of their vaunted power. pushed Texas University all over the lot to pile up 271 yards rush ing as, compared to a mere 88 for the host team.

Texas scored its only touchdown early in the first quarter after Scott Hicks muffed William Sh el ton's kick deep in his own ter ritory. Two plays later, William McDonald broke off left tackle for the score. Following this brief display of fireworks, Grambling took the play completely away from the Texans and marched 80 yards for a touchdown. Willie Josephs kicked the extra point to give the Turers a lead which they never relinquished. All American candidate, Albany Jones, Grambling's versatile 215 pound fullback, took over in the second half and literally punctured the big Texas University line at wilL He picked up 101 yards in fourteen tries for a remarkable 7.2 average, completed one of two passes thrown and scored one of jointed first basemen, as well as Othello Renfro and Jesse Williams, star inflelder with the Kansas City Monarchs.

Their pitching staff also lists Dan Bankhead, rookie Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, who flew to the coast at the conclusion of the world series. The Tigers scored three touch downs in five minutes. Bruising line play paved the 'way for the final markers. A blocked kick set the stage for one and Otis Moore scampered over for the score after Christopher, Ensley and Jones collaborated their efforts to place the ball on the 7 yard line. Grambling scored again one minute later after marching 39 yards in two plays.

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For fifty five minates Saturday night two hard hitting and well mani lines butted heads here under the arcs in the Municipal Stadium before a fickle and frivilous lady IUck smiled on the visitors from Hamp ton Instiute, who gave me a. ana T. Aggies their third straight set back of the season 7 0. Five thousand fans, who braved a constant light drizzle, saw Ray Stiles, Hamp ton end, intercept Milas Kelly's nass on the Azeie 35 yard stripe and zig zag to pay dirt for the winning touchdown. Jimmy Dillard's placement was good for the point aitei toucnaown ana me i iraies stored away their third victory for the '47 season.

Both clubs locked horns from the startine whistle but neither was able to execute much of a scoring nunrh in the rain soaked turf which kept the ball slippery and soggy. After three quarters or. aing aong hruiainc line nlav Which was punctuated frequently by a gallant pass attempt or a surprise punt. It looked as though neither team would negotiate a score and the game would enter the record books as a scoreless tie. GOT A BREAK But the break that both teams had been for came to Hampton like a bolt out oi tne blue and the game into a win for the Pirates.

The stage was set for the winning touchdown by Pirate quarterback Rufus Gant when he mterceptea Ainie garrison's heave on his own 30 yard line. Wilbert Lovett skirted left end for five yards and after fail ing to connect with a pass, Tom Casey ran through the weak side to the 43 for a first down. Casey brought the stands to their feet with a toss to Charlie Lewis, who nlaced the oval on A. and 20 before being overtaken. Sam Blass ingame and Casey corroborated on another first down to toy with the heart strings of the Aggie fans as they threatened to score from the 9 yard line.

Blassingame tried to gain through the Aggie forward wall to no avail, and Casey passed to Gant who was stopped, on the two. With the ball resting on the 5 vnrrl line, third down, the Pirates decided to try for a field goal. The pass from center was faulty ana the ball was bobbled. Then fumbled and recovered by A. and T.

on their own 10. STILES GRABS FASS stn rfin in the end zone in kick rnrmatinn. Kellv faked at punting and passed. Ray Stiles snaged it on about the S3 ana ran nae a snui standine. Had Kelly iK i M.qfuliv executed his attempt ed, pass, the score could nave Deen just the reverse, Dut it Dacaiirea.

Dillard's placement bisected the uprights for the extra point. With less than five minutes left to ulav. the seven point margin enjoyed by the visitors was never threntened and when the game ended, the Seasiders had position or the ball on the 4Z yard line. END JIM CROW IN WASHINGTON Paine College Jolts Morris AUGUSTA, Ga. Paine College outrushed the Morris College Tel lowjackets of Sumter, S.

Satur day afternoon on Paine Fieldy 26 to 6 victory before 2,000 fans. Forest Thompson, 170 pounder, spearheaded the attack for Paine with long sustainea arives ana scored the second touchdown. Amos Evans, halfback, scored in the first quarter, the lone touchdown of the first half. At the beeinning of the third quarter, Mike scored a touchdown for Morris. Paine came back and scored three more touchdowns and three extra points.

END JIM CROW IN WASHINGTON Georgia Tops Claflin SAVANNAH, Ga. Georgia State Colleee lost a thrilling game Satur day to Claflin University at Gray son Stadium, 13 to 0. FEET HURT YOU? lion's Buffer aching or nlnful feet. Get quick relief with Foot Tone Halm. They My It'a wonderful.

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SANDS BEATEN BY AUSTRALIAN CHAMP SYDNEY. Australia George Henry, veteran Los Angeles mid .1 dlewerght contender, dropped a close decision to Dave Sanaa, Australian middleweight and light heavyweight champion at Sydney Stadium before 8,000 fans. The verdict was booed by the crowd, who felt that the worse Henry should have received wMS draw. rvlf. There were no knockdowns.

Henry cut his opponent's left ey in the fourth round. END JIM CROW IN WASHINGTON Texas Rallies In Last Period To Beat Huston DALLAS. Texas The hard charging Sam Houston ootbktl team held the Texas College Steers scoreless until the last four minutes of play in the potton Bowl, last Monday night, at the Texa State Fair. Sam Huston scored one touch down in the first quarter," Texas College scored two touchdowns to eke out a 13 7 victory in the first conference game this year. Sam Huston was stunned as.th Steers came to life in the last four minutes of play, scoring two touch downs in quick succession and kicked one extra point for a 13 7.

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