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1 5 Mi If Him mm Sooth THE PITTSBURGH COURIER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, i947 nroash is.hop; Florida AC Titl ero 5n Eyes SI es Reports From Courier Sports Experts Short, Snappy Comments and Opinions From Our Battery of Scribes on the Nation's Seething Sports Fronts. 'CHES' WASHINGTON A Memo fo Joe L. With the two Joe a Louis and Walcott settling down to serious training for their slugfest in New York's Madison Square Garden on Dec 5, it might be well for the champ to remember that Jersey Joe is no slouch as a slugger especially on that part of the anatomy known as kidny territory. We spotted the Jersey Jolter carefully ont In Los Angeles last cummer while he waa banging away on Joey Maxim's reddened aft and If yon don't believe Walcott can "hurt your feelings" on the mid starboard or nortslde sectors. Just ask Maxim.

Despite the boos of the crowd, Jersey Joe Just kept pounding vow UUa a fvn.tAti trln hummer wnrKln? overtime. Ana us rounds wore on, Maxle started to wflt like a lily in a tornado. This mauling obviously paved the way to Walcott's victory. That waa the night In Jnne when Louis did an exhibition chore to help Frankle Sinatra out on his first boxing promotion. The Walcott Maxim flsrht wasn't a crowd thriller, but everyone wnt home saying that Jersey Joe was at least capable of stirring up a terrific kidney "stew.

The LAuls Waloott battle should be much better because It win be a champion, straight punching dreadnaught, against a slugging "side wheeler." The champ has never played any 'Opponent cheap and I don't think he will this time. He's planning to be In the pink for the battle. Walcott la drilling seriously, too knowing that he Is shooting for the biggest stake In his whole career. Incidentally, reports from the recent slgning in ceremonies say that Walcott's pilots refused to agree to give the Twentieth Century Sporting Club exclusive rights for his booking if he wins the title thus being the first fighter to turn down such an arrangement since the Mike Jacobs controlled fistic firm came into power. HERMAN HILL Salute to Kenny LOS ANGELES Kenny Washington, UCLA Immortal and Los Angeles Rams halfback, is highly deserving of a mythical badge of glory award forh is tremendous comeback in the ranks of the play for pay football this season.

Hampered by a trick knee and an onfamillarlty with the formation, Washington suffered the worst year of his entire career in '46. There were planty who claimed he was through and should retire to old rocking chair. Undaunted, however Kenny worked hard all spring, conditioning his knee by playing handball at the Police Academy. Early In the summer, he, Bob Waterfleld and other Bams practiced together almost dally in an informal manner. Kenny played in the UCLA alumni Bquad game against the judgment of some, turned in a sparkling performance and emerged without injuries.

The rest Is history. Driving, smashing and bulling his way over, and around tacklers In the tough National pro league, the big 200 pound "back has been nothing short of sensatiolnaL He scored twice against the. Pittsburgh Steelers, once against Green Bay, and again on a scintillating 31 yard run when the Bams beat the Chicago Cardinals In Los Angeles. Against the Detroit Lions, he was a standout, and he reached his zenith at Chicago when he raced 93 yards to pay dirt against the Cards a fortnight ago. His blocking and defensive work have been equally as good and when called on to pass, his rifle throws have connected with rerularlty.

Because of his outtsanding ability, old "No. 13" has taken a physi cal pounding such as only a real athlete could survive. He is presently sidelined for two weeks. Proof that Kenny Washington has come back is best shown by the fact that he is the leading ground gainer In the Western Division of the league with better than an eight yard average per try! W. ROLLO WILSON tu, Ed Sullivan? PHILADELPHIA The subtle methods which persons use per haps unconsciously, at times to establish a racial superiority have been surprisingly illustrated in recent columns of Ed Sullivan of the New York Daily News.

Now Ed is noted for his fairness to everyone, and it is just possible that no harm has been meant; I hope that am right. His "is you is or is you ain't" designation of follow ups on his reporting of Bill Robinson's statement that he had seen it rain frogs was unfunny, to say the least. I I. however, particularly object to this item: "Jackie Robinson refuses to compare Shotton and Leo Durocher for the sensible reason I never did play for MISTER (The capitals are mine.) Now Jackie's command of English would not permit him to say "I never did play" instead of "I never played" and I have yet to hear anyone in sports address or refer to an equal as "Mister" So and So. That Is a word which sportswriters have intentionally put Into the mouths of many a Negro athlete down the years.

"Say it ain't so," Ed; tell us that you have not descended to that level of amateur propaganda! LEM GRAVES Jr Wanted: Bowl Opponent for Shaw NORFOLK, Va. The Shriners' 'Tish Bowl committee here is stuck for a team to play the Shaw University Bears in a charity promotion In this Tidewater metropolis Dec. 13. Herman Harris, member of the committee, says that Virginia State agreed to play way back in Sep tember, but pulled out to take a Peach Bowl game in Georgia. Anyway, Hampton is going South for the Peach Bowl affair; Morgan doesn't accept post season games, and the Bears have already licked Howard.

That takes care of all those first division teams everybody is saying Shaw should have played, with the exception of West Virginia State. The Yellowjackets have been asked, bat haven't accepted. If they decline, the Shriners will be forced to move outside the CIA A. We suggest Tennessee is the big attraction and those In the East who want to see Tennessee again are hoping they'll agree to appear In this worthy cause. WILL ROBINSON Tan Michiganders Talented From this corner is looks like the State of Michigan has come up this year with a better calibre of tan gridders than any other State 4n the Nation; for where in the country is there a State whose teams outshine those representing Michigan on the grid this season? And every one of Michigan elevens Is star laden wlta beige talent.

A quick look at the records reveals these facts: University of Michigan (Class A competition) The Wolverines, with admittedly one of their best teams in their fifty odd years of football competition, have Bob Mann, Lenny Ford and Gene Derri cotte who rate with the best in the land at their respective positions. Mann, for instance, has been invited to New York City, Nov. 29, for an "outstandine football players' fete. All plus those bf a girl friend, will be paid by the sponsors. Michigan State (Class competition) Horace Smith, the Spartans' speedy portal de halfback, scored the team's fisrt touchdown, as they beat the Pacific Coast's Santa Clara, 2S 0, by traveling 85 yards to score after taking a lateral pass last Saturday.

The triumph marked State's first victory In the series that had Its Inception in 1938. Wayne University (Class competition) With John Hazely as Its biggest star and three other sepians Don God bold, Willie Morgan and Irving Peters not far behind, the Tartars are enjoying one of their best seasons in the school's history. Each of the quartet plays In the backfleld. Hamtramck High School (rated No. 1 In the State) Stan Wllkins ranks as the Cosmos most outstanding player and is a cinch to receive a backfleld post on the All State team.

Wllkins, a 10 second man in track, rolled up twenty one touchdowns, most of them on long and spectacular runs to lead Hamtramck to seven straight prep victories. Xavier and Clark Tie NEW ORLEANS Xavier University battled "Clark College to a 6 6 tia before a i' largs homecoming crowd Saturday. Clark's Panthers took a ground offensive for 116 yards while Xavier gained. 121 yards by passing. Total yardage, 131 tor Clark and 187 for Xavier.

Xavier gained 11 first downs, Clark 6. Out of the 28 jold rush passes, 13 were completed. The Panthers tried 7 and completed 3. Early in the game Xavier drove to Clark's 2 yard line, but the Panthers held. They kicked to the A Tiger, Bear, Bulldog and Pirate by Ric Roberts Tenn.

State, Shaw Untied And Unbowed BY BIC ROBERTS Unless Tennessee State, Shaw, Hampton and South Carolina State run into uAexpectet. trouble1, the quartet has a flno chance to wind up the regular season with no defeats. Indeed, th? Tennessee Tigers and the Shaw Bears may finish with no blemishes against their records. If you have been following this situation you need not be reminded that an' organization of coaches Is planning a national championship game in Washington, D. comes Dec.

that, as of today, Shaw and Hampton are prime desirables in such a showdown. Tennessee State, "with eight victories over representatives from Texas, Okla homa, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Ohio, Arkansas and West Virginia (eight States) dangling behind her, will be the lead team in this venture which is set for decision on that date. THE PROBABDUTIES Barring a sudden and terrible infirmity, making it improbable for Brutus Wilson's Shaw Bears to handle the hard hitting North Carolina Eagles, a Tennessee Shaw slate would bring two teams with perfect records to the December showdown. As Tennessee, Shaw has a very impressive national record and, on the basis, ranks in the number two spot. And yet, if anything awful should happen to the Shaw formation sleight of handlers, once tied but unbeaten South Carolina State Is anxious to show in the middle At lantic East.

Coach Ollie Dawson wastes no time in making it known, all and sundry, that the Dec. 6 game definitely interests him. If the Orangeburg Carolini ans can handle Tuskegee's Golden Tigers on their own campus, this week, they will face only one other terrific test Benedict College. Even if they played Notre Dame in 1947, the Benedict game would still remain their hardest test, and it is booked for Turkey Day. HAMPTON TO FLORIDA Florida A.

and out of the national cloture because of that 19 0 blackeye from Shaw, is bring ing rugged Hampton to Miami and the 60,000 seat Orange Bowl for the fifteenth annual Orance Blossom Classic. Except for that business engagement, the National onampionsmps, would be wooing the Pirates on equal terms with the Shaw Bears. TpnnpRnh nwna rnmntsfa An main over the Nation, except for tne claims of such as Shaw and Hampton. The title game, hopes to bring forth with the undisputed in umber One team of 1947. Right now, from left to right, they are the Tennessee State Colleira Tim ers, Shaw University Bears, Hampton Institute Pirates and the South Carolina State College Bulldogs.

These four teams, it seems. may be the teams of destiny in tms, tne third srid camnaien aftar Hiroshima. 41 yard line where the gold rush fumbled and Clark recovered. On an exchange of kicks Clark's Miles recurnea tne to Xaviers 2 yard line from where he scored. The half ended aftar Unhmrt Simms completed three straight passes to Mitcnum and Bonner, puttine the ball on Clark's on vrd line.

In the second half both teams opened up. Sparked by Gray and Richards, the Panthers roared on to the two yard line. Xavier held. Alter an exchange of kicks took the ball on the 50. Brilliant Dassinir bv Slmms a.n1 re ceiving by Mitchum and Deterville, Drougnt tne uoia Musn their first score.

The kick Tailed. The game ended In a flury of passes and desperate runs by both teams. I 'WAT THE ONLY I MJdrSTpr KfltTAlMny A80UT MET, Garcia Stops Hudson in 7 LOS ANGELES Belting his opponent from pillar to post witb consummate ease, Buddy GarcU, 135, Houston, scored a even round tko over Eddie Hudson. 135M, Los Angeles, at Olympic Auditorium, Tuesday night. The loser was down for nine In the first heat, but was on his feet when Referee Mushy Callahan stopped the one sided match.

Garcia is in line for a shot at Enrique Bolanos, State lightweignt champion. ft Fort Valley Tops Morris Brown, 19 13 FORT VALLEY, Ga. Carl Can non, vho halls from Sherman, Intercepted a Morris Brown pass In the fading seconds of the first half of the Forty Valley State Morris Brown game on his own 18 yard stripe and behind perfect blocking ran 82 yards for the first Fort Valley State score here Sat urday as they beat Morris Brown, Rattlers Sting 'Skegee TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala. inni Ma mnvMl toward its fourth consecutive SIAC championship as they defeated the strong Tuskegee Tigers Saturday, by a score 01 19 6, doing all of its scoring in the thin! miftrter. This marked the third time in as many years Fam cee has turoea Dacs.

iuseK. Seven thousand homecoming tans witnessed the game played in Alumni Bowl. tvi Tirrn be ran to move early In the first period as George Dick erson, Tiger scat back hailing from Birmingham, picked up his own fumble on his own 33 yard marker and racld 55 yards before being hsnicui rfnwn bv Bookie Ingram on morida's 12. A pass. Porter to Johnnie Smith, was good for seven yards.

Aided by Famcee's off side, it bail was moved to the 2 yard marker. From this point, George Dickerson plunged over tne aouDie triTw. Porter's attempted conver sion was wide, luricf nr thA first half was domi nated by the Tigers with Whitney Van Cleve and Dickerson doing hulk of the running. As the second half opened, began to move towards certain i.fnrv Th third neriod was but four minutes old before BUI Rolle scampered off tackle for 11 yaras to pay dirt. Taking the ball from v.

Florida, marched 63 A wMhnnfc' civiner it UD. Jim Williams, in tne quarieroacn. slot drove his backs through the Tigers line, racking up three first downs in five plays, which ended at the 11 yard line. From this point Pniia nnnreA. Jefferson's kick was wide.

a fumble. Florida again capitalized on a break. A i9 wiiiinma to Powell, moved fh hail 13 vards to Tuskegee's 27. Again Jim Williams Connected with Rolle on the Tuskegee zz yara line, raced to the nine before Dickerson drove him out of bounds. Rolle then shot off the right side of "his line and scored standing.

Jeirersons was wide of the goal posts. With Tuskesree on the march, Wilbur Gary, Famcee center, in tercepted a pass thrown by Porter, intended for Johnnie Smith and raced 37 vards for a touchdown. This run was made possible by Famcee's excellent downfleld block ing This time Jefferson spilt the crossbars for the extra point In the statistic department the Rattlers racked up eleven first downs to Tuskeeree's six: gained 163 vards rushine to 105 yards for khe Tigers; completed four out of ten passes for 46 yaras wniie iraa kecee completed four out of twenty two aerias good for 80 yards. Tus kegee recovered seven i made by Florida and the Rattlers recovered four of five made by the Alabama eleven. Florida and Tus kegee lost 80 and 75 yards respec tively via the penalty route.

William Rolle of Miami was the outstandine nlaver. Others for Florida were Reginald Sandilands, Hawthorne Lee, Traz Powell, Wilbur Gray. Jim Williams and Leroy Cromartie. Standouts for 'Skeegee were Van Cleve, George Scott, George Dickerson, Eugene Porter and Allen Pratt. 19 13.

Bey, right halfback, and Davis, right end, scored for Fort Valley in the third period. Morris Brown pushed over two tallies in the fourth period final. Xitt as the Tides 0fo? Seagram's Sure SEAGRAM'S 7 CROWN. BLENDED WHISKEY. 86.8 Proof.

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(Special) Grambling College's powerful foot bail legion, beset with injuries to key linemen and led by a zippy halfback named Paul Younger, whose forays off the single wing are requisites for heavier registration on the touchdown totalizer, rolled "Bowl" bound to a 42 7 vic tory over Tillotson College last Fri daw nicrht on Tleer Field. The Tillotson Eagles, accustomed hand at aufferinar indignities from LGrambling, were completely throt tled with DOtn a proncieni running and passing attacK reneciea wun a marked superiority in me over all sfntitfr department. Grambling smashed across four touchdowns in the first hair, traveling 65. 39. 83 and 79 yards.

The first counter came three plays after the opening kick, with all Amerlcan candidate Paul (Tank) Younger tallying on a sweeping lion around rieht end. Willie Joseph added the extra point from placement. Only one futile stab was required to chalk up the second marker. The series of events start ed with a blocked kick and culminated, with Otis Moore scamper Jno 39 varda for a touchdown. The Tigers registered on two more oc casions in the nrst nan ana Dy me time the Intermission was reached, XZ fOR REAL FINE VX TAILORED PANTS 3SS $20 HOLLYWOOD AL 2U6 SwrtatS Annut, VVV NrXC Y.

Sens nrm far WV Southern Murders' Bishop BATON. ROUGE South. versity tamed the Bishon t.Jj here 58 0 Saturday afternoon they ran amuck and held the gers scoreless. ln the initial riod Warren to Leslie Greathou i zone for the score. The Ca ed threa mnr a period by through from the 8 yard line, xg He Siverand accounts scores as he took passes Tr t7r give the cui a halftime advantapo nr ine wais clawed acain in th third period when Korr, t.

circled his end to score and minntM another: Moore mn i ouaivu in me uats offtnt. as they made six nnint. gains through the line. Braden 10 ui mis prrioa to jjive impressive victory over the I ueiore ineir homecomlnr hence. they rested on the I0115 end of 27 0 count.

Younger tallied fromj 15 yards out for one and Albany! lauuiicu liver irom four! ior ine oiner. 1 Tillotson was able to advancJ iarcner man uramblin 45 var une oniy mice times the coi test. Late in the fourth period desperate aerial offensive paid 0 with a score that saved the EaeJ from the ignominy of a whitewash Orentlia Majors threw tJ Wendell Brown for the score. The two final touchdown maneu vers by Luther Ensley on jaun'J of 25 and 19 yards were aide considerably by the perplexing fak ing ability of quarterback "Boots" Moore, playing his last game bel fore the home folk. Joseph, thd kicking specialist, and Moore, add ed the extra points.

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