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SPORTS BUILDERS PAGES FINANCIAL XEWS SECTION 12 PAGES U.D. Noses Out Bonnies; Bucks Push Michigan Before Losing SUings, by WILDCATS UPSET 'MINI; INDIANA DOWNS PURDUE DAYTON DAILY NEWS DAYTON, OHIO, NOVEMBER 23, 1917 Si HEWS SPORTS EDITOR Gilmer To Wind Up His Career In New Orleans Alabama Gets Sugar Bowl Bid; Foe To Be Named Saturday NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 22. CP) Alabama's Crim- son Tide, which marched to a 41-12 win over the Tigers of Louisiana State university today, will be the host team in the Sugar Bowl here on Jan. 1.

The Midwinter Sports Association, in announcing the selection of Alabama, said the Tide had accepted "We feel confident that we have the number on post-season football game in the nation." Frank Thomas, who coached the victorious 194S team, and who is now athletic director of Alabama, was elated over news of the selection. Thomas said in a telephone conversation with Sugar Bowl officials: "Along with Coach Red Drew and the Alabama boys, I am happy that this great group of football players will make another appearance in the Sugar Bowl. "This Alabama team is a terrific ball club now. It has come fast within the last four weeks and, in my, wins: 26 to 0 over Duquesne; 10 to 0 over Tennessee; 17 to 7 over Georgia; 13 to 0 over Kentucky; 14 to 7 over Georgia Tech, and 41 to 12 over Louisiana State. Sam Gorenswet, president of the Midwinter Sports Association, said: "I believe we have one of the nation's most colorful football, combinations participating in our 14th annual Sugar Bowl classic.

"Harry Gilmer is one of the great passers of all times and we are glad he is winding up his intercollegiate football career in our stadium. "Our choice of Alabama's opponent will be delayed until further study of eligible teams has been made by our selection committee. the invitation. An opponent will be selected Nov. 29.

The Tide will be making its second appearance in the Sugar Bowl in the last four years. On Jan. 1, 1945, the Tide was edged out by Duke University, 29 to 26, in a sensational game. In that game, as today, Harry Gilmer sparked the attack, completing eight consecutive passes to insure the victory, Alabama's whirlwind finish included the following 'f 1 Zm. .3 own opinion, is a maicn ror any team in tne country.

I trt WfcWlU g' lfl li V-4il iS "Vvcv4-- A KAt. The Greatest Deal In Years WTHEN Bob Elliott of the Boston Braves was elected the National league's "most valuable" player the other day it emphasized, a deal that was one of the most startlingly successful side in the history of It was a once-in-a-lifetime trade that, in its essence, actually involved the swapping of a third-string catcher for a top-magnitude star. The deal had its beginnings in June of 1946 when the Brooklyn club found itself in desperate straits for a first-string catcher. The Dodgers at that time were stringing along with Ferrell Anderson, the same receiver whom the Reds drafted recently from St. Paul.

Tfiey thought they had a chance to win a pennant with an experienced catcher. A few minutes before the June 15 midnight trading deadline, they closed a deal in which the veteran infielder, Billy Herman, was sent to the Braves for Stu Hofferth, third-string Boston Braves catcher. Hofferth never played for Brooklyn, holding off reporting to the pennant-hopeful Dodgers so long that they finally decided to bring up a kid from their Mobile farm a much smarter desperation move, as things eventually turned out since the Mobile rookie was Bruce Edwards, now a star in his own right. Herman, on the other hand, brought a new spirit as well as power and all-around infield ability to the Braves who moved from deep in the second division to fourth place, by the time the season ended. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Pirates had been purchased by a syndicate that decided to change managers on the theory that Frankie Frisch had outlived his usefulness.

The man they wanted to run the club was Billy Herman. They figured that Herman, who had been nursing managerial ambitions for years, would make a topnotch pilot and also would help the Pirates as a player. When they approached the Braves on the proposition of buying Herman, Southworth decided he was in a position to drive a hard bargain. He asked for two ball players Bob Elliott, star third-baseman, and Ralph Riner, slugging young outfielder. It was one of the most audacious prices ever sought for an aged athlete.

Ptitsburgh actually toyed with the idea of giving up both and might have come through if Boston had not been afraid of queering the deal completely by insisting on the two stars. "Eventually the Braves settled for Elliott and Hank Camelli, a tStcher. Boton received Herman and several "humpty-dumpties" Whitey Wiete'mann, an infielder; a pitcher named Elmer Singleton, and an outfielder named Stan Wentzel. The last two finished up the season in the minors. So in effect, Boston obtained Elliott, a great ball player, for Stu Hofferth.

a minor leaguer. Herman, the pawn in an amazing swap, failed as a manager in Pittsburgh and one of the reasons for his failure was his insistence that he could not play. Now Billy, who originally signed a two-year contract, has been paid off for his second year and is out of baseball. Elliott kept the Braves in the first division all year and in the pennant-running part of the time, so that the Boston club went over the million mark in attendance for the first time in history. Elliott's selection as most valuable brought-the most one-sided trade in years into focus again.

It could have been better for Boston and worse for Pittsburgh only if Kiner, who authored 50 homers, had also been tossed in the deal for Herman and that almost happened. Muddy Gridiron Department i Dally Nr staff Photo by Dave l.ntei St. Bonaventure. Bernie Otten (far right) was the kicker, while Quarterback Ed Tos-cani is shown kneeling and watching the ball's flight for the point after touchdown. THIS DID IT.

The ball is shown by the arrow in the air on its way to providing the Dayton Flyers with the winning point in the final quarter in yesterday's 7-to-6 win over USC CLINCHES ROSE BOWL BID BY BEATING CLANS Flyers Gome From Behind Wildcats Quit Crowd Of 85,938 Cheers Cellar After Scarlet In 21 To 0 Defeat To Defeat Indians, 7-6 BY BILL BARTON IOOTBALL enthusiast Stan Groene closed out his collegiate football career yesterday by chalking up six of his team's seven points as the University of Dayton bruised its way to a 7-to-6 victory over St. Bonaventure at the Dayton stadium in its final gjie of the season. With his teali trail in tt hv 28-13 Victory BY STEVE SNIDER CHAMPAIGN, 111.. Nov. 22 Trojans Nose UCLA, 6-0 As 102,050 'Rave' LOS ANGELES, Nov.

2. (UP) University of Southern California today won the Pacific Coast Conference championship and the right to represent the West in the Rose Bowl by edging out a fighting UCLA eleven 6 to 0 in the wildest football climax seen in years in the Los Angeles coliseum. The finish of the game found BY SI BURICK Daily News Sports Editor ANN ARBOR, Nov. 22. Michigan's masters of gridiron magic were also monsters in the mud today.

But Fritz Crisler's gluttonous point-makers had to settle for three touchdowns today, and though they never stopped going for more, they were happy to 6ettle for a 21-0 victory when it was all over. (UP) Hard-hitting- Northwestern which Beared the daylights out of Notre Dame last week, roared from behind with two touchdowns Uhio State, losing for the 29th touchdown, the spirited Groene climaxed Dayton's slow, bone-jarring 60-yard push down the field in the final quarter with a V'j i'u no" "itime in a series that is now 44 taiiicu iJi a tu 10 upset, games old, gained the plaudits of I riffhll'in SlIlC Irish, Minus Coach Leahy, Rout Tulane MV I IIVM lH IHIylJ the crowd of 85,938 that filled the hp iour-yara plunge over a camp goal line and then displayed his exhuberance from the sidelines as ikb beautiful bowl here this dark, dank 52,158. and dreary day. The Buckeyes played their best and bravest game Rigging an alert defense against the passing of Perry Moss, Northwestern turned one interception The Yardstick dt. Bon- aventure As Hoosiers Triumph 16-14 BLOOMINGTON Nov.

22. W) Indiana university's football Hoosiers defeated the Purdue Boilermakers today, 16 to 14, in as 4 Flrtt Knwrn 12 lardl Hunhinr 1R.1 SOUTH BEND, Nov. 22. (UP) Notre Dame's rampaging football team, abandoned by Head Coach Frank Leahy who went to scout Southern California, stam- of the season, lhere was talk that the hungry Wolverines would actually go for 76 points to cap their perfect season with a total of 400 points. Badly outmanned, the Buckeyes made up in spirit and charge what they larked in the native skill.

When they went to The Yardstick tCLA ISO First Downs t) IX Yard Jtuthlnr PS SO Passes Attempted 20 2ft Pasnes Completed It 11 Yards Passing 117 Forwards Intercepted By 3 Pnntinir Avenue. 42 37 Opponent F'umnles Recovered Y'ard Penalised 34 30 1.1 a 39 IIERE is a suggestion to University of Dayton authorities that should be given serious consideration. It has to do with the playing of games on an unnecessarily muddy field. The writer of the following missive is both constructive in his criticism and instructive in his suggestion of what to do. However, since this letter was received, the school has purchased a tarpiulin that covers the biggest part of the field.

"DEAR SI: I think everybody who saw the Dayton-Ohio IT. game a week ago felt the dissatisfaction that comes from seeing two teams struggling against hopeless playing conditions. How the players, and particularly the visiting team, felt about wallowing around in mire that would have delighted a pig's heart, I can only imagine. "Football, of course, can never be divorced from the elements. But football fields can be conditioned to provide the best possible playing surface in wet weather.

The University of Dayton field has certainly not been so conditioned. Several hours after the light rain of Friday night and Saturday morning had ended, there were puddles of water dotting the main (and ungrassed) playing surface of the field. For all practical purposes, the game might as well have been played in a downpour; the ball wouldn't have been any wetter or the mud any greasier. Yet no rain fell after about 10 o'clock that morning. "I am aware that the U.

ofD. field suffers from extremely hard usage during the football scasol, but this is merely a further argument for getting the field into shape so that it can take such treatment. When a farmer sees water standing in his fields several hours after a light rain, he knows that the soil needs attention. He installs tiles to drain off the excess water, and works peat moss or other organic matter into the soil to give it water-absorbing qualities. This kind of attack not only takes care of the immediate problem drainage but also enables the soil to produce a healthier crop a stand of grass, for instance, that would last through the season despite rough treatment.

"Some soil-conditioning program such as this, plus a 'tarpaulin standard eonipment at most colleges these days is sorely needed to bring the U. of I), field up to the standard of its football teams. The teams, first under ISanjan and now under Gavin, have brought honor to Dayton and the kind of competition football fans appreciate. Is it unreasonable to suggest that a little of the revenue produced by the sport be set aside for the purpose of providing the home team, the visiting team and the fans with the playing conditions they deserve? J. Yards Pausing rasftps Attempted A I'aftHPfl CompHrd 1 I'untlnr Avrrairr 4:1.5 Opponents Fumbles Kerovcrrd 1 Yard l.ot On IVnaltlm In jpeded to a 59 to 6 triumph over The Yardstick lin- Northwefttrrn noii Flnt nnniH IH 14 Yaril Kimhlnir 24H 20 Attrmptrd 14 2S FaMM-H Coniplrtrd ft Yarrfu Fastiiiir 07 71 forward Intrrcrptrd runting AvfrHjrr- 3n.fi 3L Opponrnt Fumble HmivprPd 1 Yards l.ixt By Penalties IH 21) luiane before o.OIhi fans today with never the slightest difficulty.

nerve-twisting a game as any in the lS91-born series. The Yardstick The Irish struck with lightning mm rapidity in the first period to run Bernie Otten, who doesn't even up 32 points while holding the have his number 08 listed on the southerners scoreless. From there program, place-kicked the extra on they coasted downhill, but point that wasn't extra at all but It was an upset on the basis of season records, but there 102,050 fans shrieking hysterically into a fi8-yard touchdown jaunt couian't neip piling up zt more just what the Flyers napded, Mlrhiftnn -I ....217 .12 12 4 The Yardstick F'lrnt Down Yard liuthlnjc Yard rasing F'orward Attempted Forward f'ompleted points in me iinai nan. The Indians of Bonavnture had fo.r 14f Oil In Stats a ll Alt 17 Ml 1 2S Speedy Terry Brennan set ii i il. minute tu uie lust nan aim tuiii- Fnrrine Indiana Flint Down 12 14 laisen me icau mic game in uic n.ni.j rorauoi interre second quarter when bi Bobby tf Ilhn0IS throu j.

Forwards Intercepted Rail lt On F'umblel 37. 8 2 30 Yard J'enallxed Kay disdained efforts of Dayton ...181 IS 4 ...40 By 3S up the first Notre Dame tally when he intercepted Cliff Van Meter's pass on the Tulane 41 and ran to the five. Emil Sitko went over, in two plays. Less than a minute later, the second counter came. Ed Price Yard (ialned Paea Attempted Fannei Completed Yard Paialnir Forward Intercepted Funllne Average Opponent Kunihlea Recovered Yards fenalised 11(2 10 5 1 IH SA.t 3.1 me victory, ununu ui ine Big Nine campaign for Northwestern, enabled the inspired Wildcats to climb out of the tacklers and galloped 42 yards for a touchdown that didn't get the kicking support it deserved.

42 as L(JLA drove to the Southern California four-yard line only to have a fourth-down pass intercepted in the end zone by Halfback Gordon Gray. The victory left the Trojans the only undefeated conference team on the Pacific Coast and the vote to choose the western Rose Bowl representative Monday will be a mere formality. The Trojans made their lone touchdown early in the second period by capitalizing on the known Bruin weekness against flat passes. A 32-yard flip from Quarterback Jim Towers to Halfback Jack Klrby in the end zone gave them the only score of the game. AND FOR THE next 40 minutes, a desperate UCLA team that had vowed it would win this game to cellar and spoiled the collegiate farewell of nine members of SOME 6000 FANS, incladine ignored the Irish kickoff and Jim Martin recovered it for Notre 240 who made the trip from Olean, the Illinois sauad which eained Dame on the Tulane 21.

Johnny N. to cheer for the Bonaven- their dressing room at the half, trailing by only 7 to 0, the stands rose and gave them a mighty cheer. That tribute was deserved -in every respect. Michigan had scored only because of a miracle catch by Bob Mann. Most observers thought Michigan would catch up against the tiring Buckeyes after intermission.

But Ohio, through sheer grit and de- a thumping victory over UCLA in the Rose Bowl last New Turn to IRISH. Pace 5. Col. 4. 'Turn to DAYTON.

Page 4. Col. 2 ally is no favorite in the intrastate battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, It was the first time in the schools' 50 games that Indiana had won four straight victories, and only a substantial working margin enabled the Hoosiers to outlast a smashing Purdue rally Year's day. It was the third defeat in six conference games for the Illini. Loran (I'eewee) Day, who scored on a pass interception no-ninst Tntrn Ilamp last wpfk.

termination, held its obviously in the final quarter abruptly changed the picture of superior conquerers to a touchdown today's game by plucking one of apiece in the last two periods. Moss' forwards out of the air with Rankling from three defeats this jmake its season a successful one 7 C7.1 unce iney even inreatenea spoil "smashed away at the strong Trojan the Michigan shutout when they se noppea up piay ttrnpj tima recovered a fumble just inside the 8a.ve a thorough i going to be rned batk tlme wino. hen. over in the first half and then 1 me Once they even threatened to spoil wolverine nut tne was V' the Illini leading 13 to 7. Peewee aenmrtprprt fiS vnrrla Hnwti thp siHp- line with the tying touchdown as to, nope 1 tv But the greatest drive of them the clock ran out on the first half, in vain.

Ullie Uine fumbled on outerhack Pexiall was the fourth-period march and Jim Farrar's accurate place-, the first play and Michigan re-1 "ickirt a ment made it 14 to 13, enough to covered. measure at the start of the ltru was the. fact Jhat South- win I final period iern California put on its greatest Avn cn toom i ffonl line stand of the season. rtiiu www RI'T TIIR WTf.IirATS. tinffptorl pieieo xne regular ijh suneauie MIDW in thp last nuarter in an iramrs this season, were i tu; mn'nAi in me iasi nuaner, wii.ii uf i it-i i triiin ii i inn naa ty i finally began looking like hungry for more, iney drove the team.B ninth victory of the "feZ in DonM paeii, thp fmirth il.

ine team mat. utai ue Illinois and grappled its way to two quick in mat marcn tne Hruins weni from Southern California's 48 to the shadows of the goal before, being stopped. In the desperate and inspired effort Fullback Jerry Shipkjy ripped the Trojan line to shreds until the Bruins needed only two yards for a first down and four for a touchdown. There Southern Califor jo.uo RPason ana ls liSln gmce vnc and converted an Illinois fumble uijnojs debacle of a year ago. into still another touchdown near WolverinM wi R0 to the touchdowns.

Grossman's 20-yard field goal turned out to be just enough cusnion to save the Hoos- Led by Moss, Russ Steger and Bowl as a worthy wpresenl Duffelmeier. the Illini scored Vve, of the tnna lers. and thev nut their 10th link a a i i ti livct in nic tt coin i v. i i- ATT rt when on the Old Oaken Bucket chain 5 i Purdue leads bv one eame in the nia held. first on a 63 yard march midway nQ euve.n on lnlsu arTi through the first period wit they had so much troub mak Stege? leaping over from the two.

goring headway against an out And even on this dreary day nnnnnpnt Fho Snnthprn out-; Bucket series that besran in 1925 tai. Po. ici.a or. i on Tolman r. frars classed was iirtn un iu inuidiid itv in Ferraro L.

Pastra Don Maechtle's placement taniornia scouts who were ircncnv tne entire siring, rive nave Deen ciark l.g oimitro jMcCormick Paul saw enough to fill them with fear tied. i iwiu-aii i.iRLc.itii and trepidation, mats lor buie.i KalfharV Del TtusBPll. Fullharlt Hcndreo RT Chamber Clements RciKes Cleary Murphy McCardla Dnll For this was a team that Harry Jagade and Halfback Mel mixed sleight-of-hand with power Groomes were the sharp points of and tremendous speed. Good 'Indiana's attack as injured Georre H. Hoisch Rosal Myeta F.

B. Liltywhite ITaliaferro. I. best weaDon alii score tw Periods Voo ma.lp nnlu tnLon onnoaranop Southern California 0 0 0 0 ft wide. Immediately, Northwestern, fired by the sharpshooting forwards of Don Burson, began a 70-yard parade to the Illinois goal, scoring early in the second period on Burson's five-yard pass to Stan Gorski.

Farrar's placement was good. Faul Patterson, the Illinois speedboy led a 53-yard comeback by the illini, scoring on a 25-yard jaunt over right tackle. Maechtle's placement made it 13 to 7. Then with Illinois goalward bound again, Day stepped in with his touch the IineuD. Kusse I comp eted: Touehdowns: Kirby teams sometimes lose to traditional rivals who are charged up the way Wes Fesler had his Buckeyes hustling today.

Great teams like this one, with its offensive and defensive specialists, have the physical stuff to overcome the lifted emotions of their inferiors. ithrpp of RPVpn for )') varik' Substitute: Stmt hern California End, jinree 01 seen passes ior jj yaruij Linehnn stillweil. Cramer. Tackle. and one touchdown and added nmi, swope, Perrin.

Cuards, Bantlan. Rea. 29 Vards bV rusllinc The 210- i l-well. Centers. McCormlck, Davii, Wal.

pound Jagade, a standout for three Don. oarim. nn. i seasons, carried the ball 13 times ucLA-Knd. Hoyt Tniy.

Tmn, H' Vj- a for 18 yards and Groomes caught; l. MrLauhiin. Back. Ben. Michigan had great men out: three passe3 for a 94-yard total.

Iton. shipkey, e. Johnson, steffen. Roeich, there todav. including especially! Groomes and Halfback Dick! Retem wniiam Fi.eher st.

Mary's. down interception. Climaxing a drive launched dur- Boh Channuis. a renegade from I Deranek each scored one touch- lUmpire Aian v. wiiiiams.

Cornell. Head ing the scoreless third period, th Toledo, who closed out his down for Indiana and Halfback Ihi Illini, with Maechtle kicking, at-Big Nine career by completing 12jNorbert Adams and End Ralph (Friends. tempted a field goal with the hall out of 20 pass attempts lor lnweiger each got a touchdown for in play on the 18 but failed, and remarkable yards and ran for 90! Purdue. 9 Standing -Final i CHir00. Nov.

from there the game was all more. His personal total' of Harry Szulborski, Ttirdue Northwestern. yards left 143 yards for all the main ground graincr all fall, Cnnferonca indmK: W. L. Michigan 0 was held to 48 yards on 13 rushes by the sharp defensive play of Gimrd Howard Brown and the rest of the I.

U. line. Bob De-Moss, always effective against Striking hard through the, rest of Michigan many ball-middle, Caspar Perricone and carriers. Frank Aschrnhrp nnr ripped the! Jack Weisenburger, talented Illini line to shreds nn an 80-yard fullback, picked up 98 yards in 23 advance ending in a plunge from rushes and his spins were a source OP. tu 1 lm in i.

so 141 TP. 172 U-n H' 1.10 liu 7B Ml S3 41 Prt. 1 (i(t 50(1 son .417 .417 .3.13 OH) Wlsonnsin 3 Purdue 3 i 1 Ihnoid 3 Minnesota 3 Iowa 2 Indiana 2 Northwestern 2 'Ohio Stata 1 Trmpleton (G7). Other players, for Ohio: Jim Crane Jack Jetininps (71) Howard Duncan (52). For Michifran: Sluart Wilkins (681; Chalmers Elliott (18); Dick RilVu-burg (83).

STATE LINE HOLDS. Ann Arbor, Nov. 22. AVrispnburfrcr, Jlifbigan IhkU. is stopped after covrrinj' two yanN Ii the Ohio Slate line in the first period here today.

Coming from behind is Ohio State Dave Turn to Wildcats, Page 4, Col. 8 Turn to 061, Tage 4, Col. i Turn to Indiana, Page 4, Col. 8.