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Pat Fischer Crowd-Thriller in North Win Yankees' Second Half Riddles South, 41-14 Fla. Brown of Illinois was a tireless workhorse. Pat Fischer of Nebraska scintillated with his darting dashes. Henry Oppermann of Penn State had glue on fingers and Tom-Blanda of Army threw bullseyes from his quarterback spot. Those factors, combined with a rugged defense, proved the difference as the North All- Stars overwhelmed 'the South, 41-14, in the 13th annual Shrine Football game in the Orange Bowl Monday night.

The crowd of in the series' history--saw a football game the first half. South led at the intermission, 14-6, thanks to a pass from Bobby Skelton of Alabama which caromed off a goalpost into the arms of John Schroeder of North Carolina, and to a 36-yard touchdown run by this same Skelton with an interception of a Blanda pass. W1REPHOTO NICE ROMP--Leon Smith, South halfback from Alabama, romps 18 yards around his left end in Monday's Shrine All-Star game before he is tripped up by Albred Abele (42), North end from Detroit U. Out of play at right is Mike Semenko (47) of Colorado. Passing, Top Defense Won Title for Eagles Philadelphia UP)--The Philadelphia have their first National Football League title 11 years and they did it by coming up with the big stopper on defense, clutch passing by Norm Van Brocklin and rookie Ted ean's 58-yard kickoff return on a newly installed play.

The Eagles, a Cinderella team which rose from last in 1958 to second last year and the Eastern Conference crown-this season, came from behind Monday for the 8th time in 12 games this season to defeat Green Bay 17-13 for the world championship. And for Coach Buck Shaw and Van Brocklin, both of whom repeated they are retiring, it marked the greatest moment in their long and colorful football careers. Sports writers voted the 34-year-old Van Brocklin the outstanding player of the game. The 61-year-old Shaw, who installed the play which led to the winning touchdown in the 4th quarter, said after the game: "You. can't go any further than this." It was Shaw's first title in 12 years of coaching professional football.

"The defense did a great job," said Shaw. "They got the job done when they had to." In regular season play the Eagles were next to last in rushing defense but always managed to stop the big runners games. For Green Bay, a last place team like the Eagles just two seasons ago, it was a day of heartbreak. The final gun sounded with the Packers on the Eagles' 9-yard line where iron-man Chuck Bednarik, who played outstandingly for Rebuilding Omaha U. North had scored the first time it got the ball, marching 62 yards in 13 plays.

Northwestern's Mike Stock rolled over 4 yards for the touchdown. North power began to assert itself in the second half, however. The tireless Brown --voted North's most valua- Australians Retain Cup Page 12 ble player--ripped steadily at the South line. Little Fischer was a wraith as he eeled his way for huge yardage, Stock drove for big gains, and the ever-effective Blanda-Oppermann combination clicked for vast yardage. Fischer gave a hint of what was to come when he raced 66 yards with the opening second-half kickoff, nearly getting away.

The North clicked offensively with about i it tried, and smothered the wilting South offensive with vicious tackling and timely pass interceptions. Brown set series records in carrying the ball 27 times from scrimmage for a total gain of 129 yards. He scored 3 touchdowns. Blanda completed 13 of 21 passes for 177 yards- and one touchdown, scored by Oppermann, and Oppermann caught 10 of Blanda's tosses for 120 yards. One catch was good for 66 yards.

Fischer a 3 tosses for 57 yards. Skelton was voted South's outstanding player, and he richly deserved it on his performance in the first half. He wound up with 5 comple- LINCOLN, NEBRASKA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1960 The youngest team in the Wesleyan Holiday Basketball Tourney opening Thursday at Pershing Auditorium is Omaha U. Omaha coached by Sonny Means, is in the midst of a huge basketball rebuilding program. Omaha is a definite underdog in the 4-team college tourney.

Thursday's semifi- a and Culver-Stockton against Nebraska Wesley an at 8:45. Means, the all-Big 10 standout at Michigan State in undergrad days, is in his second season as head coach. He has a squad that lists only 3 lettermen. The team averages over 19 years of age and lists all underclassmen. The Indian squad has 5 Statistics Xorth South Danns 52 12 Rusb.n? Va-dase 181 57 Passing Tardase 20S 111 Passes 15-26 8-21 Passes Intercepted by 3 2 Punts 3-287 3-45 Fumbles Lost 0 2 Yards Penaliicd 15 Statistics EAGLES PACKERS First Downs Rushiny Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Passes Intercepted By Punts Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized 13 99 197 9-20 0 6-395 22 223 178 21-35 1 1 .1 3 10 0 7--IS 0 almost 60 minutes, had stopped fullback Jim Taylor.

Had not Bednarik been there, Taylor might have gone over. The Packers, the Western Conference champions, twice led in the game which was seen by a sellout crowd of 67,325. The fans paid the largest gate in NFL championship history. The game was televised nationally." But the Eagles, Shaw called a team with "a hell of a lot of desire," came storming back both times. Green Bay led 6-0 on field goals of 20 and 23 yards by Paul Hornung but the Eagles struck like lightning in the second quarter, going from their own 43 for a touchdown on just two pass plays.

Bay Philadelphia GB--FG Hornuiu; 20 GB--TO Hornung 23 Phlla--McDonald 35 pass from VM Brocklin (Walston kick) Thlla--FG Walston 13 GB--McGee 7 pass from Starr (Honi- 5 run kick) What About Santa's Visit? Philadelphia W) "This victory ranks with-the Arnold Palmer and a Kennedy." That assessment came from Gov. David L. Lawrence of Pennsylvania Monday after he watched the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Green Bay Packers 17-13 for the National Football League championship. Pittsburgh is hometown. Palmer is from Ligonier.

Pa. Kennedy is from Massachusetts. nal sends a fast Colorado Col- freshmen. 5 sophs and two lege i against the In-1 juniors. The starting 5 lists dians in the 7 p.m.

opener Smith Gets Golf Award Chicago Horton Smith, the only golfer to have competed in all 24 masters tournaments, Tuesday was named winner of the 1960 Ben Hogan trophy. The selection has made since 1954 in a national poll conducted by the Golf Writers Association of America. The award goes to the golfer who overcomes a physical handicap and continues active participation in the spoil. The 52-year-old Smith, survivor of two major operations since September, 1957, and currently Kodgkin's recovering disease, from a named by 14 of the 17 electors on the GWA's directorate. Chick Evans received two votes and Jimmy Nichols, one-armed New York pro, one.

4 sophs and a freshman. All are products of Omaha schools. Omaha is winless in 7 starts this year. Wesleyan beat the young Indians, 83-63. Tap scorer for Omaha is 19-year-old sophomore guard, Joe Neuberger, who has a 11.7 average.

Two tall centers, 6-7 Roger Brown and 6-7 Ed Woodward, help give Omaha its tallest club in several seasons. Neuberger and forwards Bruce Hunter Wentworth are a a the 3 lettermen on Means' team. Hunting Gock Sunset Tuesday: 5:07 p.m. Sunrise 7:50 a.m. Sun-set 5:07 p.m.

Sunrise and sunset times are given for Lincoln. Since son time chances approximately one minute each 13 miles, add one minute each 13 miles wect of Lincoln; fubtract one minute each 13 east at T.imvim. tions in 12 passing attempts, in addition to his 37-yard touchdown sprint with an interception. The diminutive Fischer was the pet of the crowd as he skipped and darted through what appeared to be solid walls of beef. He received a big hand when he was removed late in the game.

The final North touchdown of its second-half scoring spree came with less than a minute to play. Chuck Weiss of Colorado plunged over from the one to climax a 44-yard drive featured by a 26-yard pass from Jerry Keeling of Tulsa to Pittsburgh's Ron Delfine. By that time 'South offered little resistance to the never- ending North attack so adroitly put together by coaches Dale Hall of Army and Bump Elliott of Michigan. North 6 0 14 21--41 South 0 14 0 ft--14 North--Stock 4 run (kick failed) South--Schroeder 9 pass from Skelton (Xorris kick) South--Skelton 37 pass interception (Norm kick) North--Brown 1 plunge (Stock kick) North--Brown IS run (Stock kick) North--Brown Va run (Stock kick) North--Oppermann 7 pass from Blanda (Stock kick) North--Weiss 2 run (Blanda kick) Fischer shows 'em Fischer Ran Like Fischer Little Patrick Shows Big Boys Miami (UPI)--Dashing Pat Fischer, who pulled similar tricks throughout his career with the University of Nebraska, provided some of the biggest thrills for the Orange Bowl crowd during Monday night's North-South i game here. Fischer's 66-yard kickoff runback at the start of the second half set the North team loose on a rampage which provided a 41-14 victory.

The Fischer run was typical for the 166-pound speedster from Omaha. He used his blockers for the first few yards, then burst into the and wiggled past the defenders all the way to the South 27 yard line. Fischer also figured in another big play for the Yanks. He grabbed a pass from Army quarterback Tom Blanda and scooted 36 yards before he was caught. Fischer suffered an apparently minor leg injury during the third period, but he returned for more action during the final period.

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwiwii niiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiimumii Sports Slate Tuesday Local Public Ice Skating Pershing Auditorium 8-10 p.m. Regional Basketball Big 8 Tourney, Kansas "City, Nebraska v. Kansas, KLIN, KFOR, 7:30 p.m.; Iowa State v. Missouri, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday Local Public Ice Skating--Per- shmg Auditorium, 1042 noon, 1-3 p.m.

Regional Basketball--Big 8 Tour-, nament, Kansas City, Oklahoma St. v. Colorado, 2 p.m.: Kansas State v. Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. Mason Is No.

1 Draftee Philadelphia Iffl Halfback Tommy Mason of a Tuesday was named the No. 1 choice at the National Football League's player draft by the league's newest team, the Minnesota Vikings. Mason, 6-foot-l a 195 pounds, was 7th in scoring among major college performers with 13 touchdowns for 78 points. Apparently he was the first choice of a number of NFL clubs, but the Vikings, formally admitted to the league at a meeting here Monday night, grabbed him for their rookie franchise. Tuesday's draft could be one of the longest in many years because of the intense competition for professional football players.

NFL owners, cognizant of inroads made by the new American Football League and the Canadian League in signing U.S. college players, were taking their time before making a draft choice. Each club had a telephone installed at its table in the draft room and called players under consideration to determine if they had been signed by the AFL or Canadians, and if they weren't, would they play in the NFL. The first 7 selections in the first round took almost two hours. One club owner said he expected the snail's pace to continue through the first 5 or 6 rounds of the 20- rotind draft.

Washington, using a first choice acquired from Dallas I in the Eddie Lebaron trade, selected Norman Snead, Wake Forest quarterback, and then --on its regular first round pick--took Joe Rutgens, Illinois tackle. St. Louis took an hour and a half before selecting All American tackle Ken Rice of Auburn. Then, in rapid succession, San Francisco chose Bernie Casey, Bowling Green back; Cleveland selected Bob Crespino, Mississippi end on a choice acquired a prior deal with Detroit; San Fran, Cisco, using a choice acquired from Baltimore in a draft room trade, picked Bill Kilmer, UCLA back; Green Bay took Herb Adderly, Michigan State back. The Baltimore i traded to San Francisco had been acquired by the Colts from the New York Giants to complete a trade for quarterback George Shaw two years ago.

The Colts later announced the San Francisco player they acquired was Dee MacKay. Other first round choices: Los Angeles, Marlin McKeexer, Southern California linebacker; Chicago Bears, Mike Ditka. Pittsjur'h rnd San I Francisco, with Pittsburgh's choice acquired by trade, Jim Johnson, UCLA back. Brooklyn Native Signed for 3-1 Milwaukee Milwaukee. Braves announced Tuesday that they have signed 22- year-old baseman Gerard Rosenthal of Brooklyn, N.Y., to a 1961 contract with Cedar Rapids of the Class 3-1 'League.

Rosenthal, a 5-11 175-pounder who bats and throws right, is a senior at Hofstra College. --Basketball-- BIG EIGHT suit OkUhom. 64 CO MIDWEST MlnneMli Alum. 70 Minnesota Lincoln U. 8.D.

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Hawaii 73 Sin Valley N1BL MM.) WIREPHOTO ALL MINE--Larry Comley (44), Kansas State (right), rears back with surprise as rebounded ball drops into his hands in opening action of the Big 8 Tournament against Oklahoma State. Shown leaping in attempt to snare ball is Oklahoma State's Cecil Epperly (24), behind Comley. In background is Cedric Price (32) of Kansas State. Sooiiers, K-State Capture Openers Coivboy Errors Ruin 62-56; OU Stops Gilmore, Buffs, 64-60 Kansas City can't make 14 errors and beat those big oxes." That's how Henry (Hanki Iba sized up his Oklahoma State Cowboys' 62-56 loss to the Kansas State AVildcats in Monday night's opening game of the Big 8 Conference Basketball Tournament. Iba, dean of the league's coaches, didn't sound bitter but he must have been terribly disappointed considering it was Oklahoma State's 15th consecutive loss to Kansas State --the 10th a row for IBA-coached teams.

He didn't itemize the "14 errors" but pointed out his Cowboys frequently threw the ball away and in general just didn't play very well. Coach Tex Winter of Kansas State said that except for "opening night jitters" his team played real well. He cited 6-5 Pat McKenzie, who got 17 rebounds, scored 11 points, and was best in the clutches. The victory boosted Kansas State's record to 7-2 and left Oklahoma State 5-3. The Oklahoma Sooners beat Colorado's Buffaloes 64-60 in a game that was close much of the way although the Sooners pulled safely ahead midway of the second half.

It was Oklahoma's 8th victory against one loss and Colorado's second defeat after 7 victories. The Sooners did a fine job of stopping Wilky Gilmore. Jack Lee and Brian Etheridge limited Gilmore, who came into the tourney with a 23.1 average, to only 4 field goals-two of them in the last minute. Lee also led game scorers with 22 points. K-State's Larry Comley high scorer for the night with 23 points.

Losers' bracket will be Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. An unusually small crowd of 7,500 turned out for the first games. Big Night for- Comley, Lee OKLAHOMA STATE KANSAS STATE COLORADO Greer Epperley Iba Miller Bunch Gordon Wilej 2 4-5 8 4 33 6 2-2 14 3 0-0 6 7 1-2 15 1 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 TotaH 23 10-14 56 Oklahoma State Kansas Slate Peithman Price Marriott Comlej McKenzie Wrob'ski Heitmeycr Brow Totals 2 3-3 7 3 2-3 8 3 4-4 10 0 0-0 0 10 3-5 23 2 7-9 11 1 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 II 20-25 62 23 31--56 33 29--62 Beckoer Gilmore Milhes Charlton Voss Mueller E. Lee 2 0 0 4 4 7-11 15 1 3-4 5 3 3-3 9 5 5-8 15 2 0-0 4 0 0-0 0 Gunsaules 2 0 0 4 Butler Carlson GUkey 1 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 OKLAHOMA Kernel: 2 2-4 6 J. Lee 9 4-4 22 Thompson 1 1-2 3 Etheridge Fouts McCurdy Haddock Evans Chaffm 6 0-1 2 2-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 1 4 2-3 10 1 2-2 4 Totals 21 18-27 60 Colorado Oklahoma Totals 25 14-22 64 33 27--60 35 39--64 Cornhuskers Facing Tall Chore In Stopping Hawks' Hightower Starters WTREPHOTO BEEF-STATER IN YANKEE BEEF--Nil's Roland McDole (right) demonstrates his size and enthusiasm while posing for a picture with two other Blue linemen Monday.

The 232-pound McDole is flanked by Larry Lavery, 213, Illinois (left), ami Bob DeMarco, 235, Dayton. They will play in Saturday'! Blue-Gray game at Montgomery, Ate. Pos. I A fi-S) Bridies (S-U Corrcll (6- 1 )) Hiehtowrr Giirrtm-r Ci-0 Kctchum Wall Rusvell (6-7 Buuck (6-8 Konalkr (6-3 Roots (S-2) Special to The Journal Kansas City i chore facing the Nebraska Cornhuskers tonight they open Big 8 tournament play will be a 6-9 boy named Wayne Hightower. He's the successor to Will Chamberlain at Kansas and he's currently the No.

3 scorer in the conference (pre- tourney) with a 20.4 average. Wilky Gilmore, who was held to a mere 15 points by Oklahoma as Colorado lost 64-60 Monday night in first round action, was the pre- tourney leader with 22.4 average. Charles Henke of Missouri was second with 21.8. Missouri goes against Iowa State tonight at 9:30 after the Huskers debut at 7:30. In Monday's other i round games Kansas State defeated Oklahoma, 62-56.

Hightower is the defending i tournament leader, outscor- 1 ing Nebraska's Herschell Turner. 63-62, in 1959. got a big job on our hands and we know it." NU coach Jerry Bush said Tuesday morning. "If we can stop Hightower and get a Licenses On Sale All of Nebraska's 1,200 permit vendors now have 1961 hunting and fishing licenses for sale, the Game Commission announced Tuesday. New hunting permits and upland game-bird stamps are needed to finish out the 1960 pheasant season, which continues to Jan.

8. The permits have been redesigned for the convenience of the sportsman. --Football-- PRO PLAYOFF Philadelphia 17 Green Bay 13 NORTH-SOUTH North 41 South 14 ALL-AMERICAN Major Stars 2S Small SUri top-notch performance from our pointmakers we may hand KU a shock." The Cornhuskers' top two scorers rank 14ttt and 15th coming into the tourney. Jim Kowalke is carrying a 12.3 average, after hitting a cold streak in his last two games, while Jan Wall has 11.8 average. Bush named his starters Monday night after a workout at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium.

Al Buuck, 6-8 junior, will open at center while Tommy Russell, 6-7, and Jan Wall, 6-6 will be the forwards. Kowalke and Al Roots win man the guards. The Huskers took a 30-minute shooting drill Tuesday morning. A Nebraska win will send the Huskers against the winner of the Iowa State-Missouri game, while a loss will match them with the Cyclone-Tiger loser. i will play Wednesday night; Wednesday a at 4 p.m.

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