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The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 35

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i iiirir aii ta Browns Dominate All-Pro Time Out! 38 San Bernardino DAILY SUN Dec. 20, 1951 GRAHAM TO CARRY BALL MUCH AGAINST L. A. RAMS SUNDAY YMCA Basketball Tournament for Junior Highs Opens Today at 9 "3351; tember when ha ran from an optional play. And the man who put out the Los Angeles flame, Lou (The Toe) Groza, by booting a field goal in the final 28 seconds of the 1950 playoff game and the winning extra point in September, will be around to pester the Rams despite a rib injury.

RAMS TOP OFFENSE PHILADELPHIA (IP) The Los Angeles Rams marched to their third straight NFL conference title Shrine Stars Visit 'Kids' At Hospital 3AN FRANCISCO (IP) Handsome Dick 'Kazmaler, Princeton's All-American halfback, found out yesterday why the strong shall run so that the week may walk. Kazmaler, here to play for the East In the annual Shrine game, visited the hospital for crippled children along with the rest of the SO football stars. It was there that he met two new girl friends Vickl, aged 9, from Vallejo, and Linda, aged 10, from Tucson. Linda oan't walk, because her legs are In braces; Vlckl has her arm in a cast. There was Jim Hammond, the back from Wisconsin, who had 10-year-old Dona from Stockton, wearing the Badger colors.

Over in the boys' ward, the Western stars were getting a glimpse. Pat Cannamela, Southern California's great linebacker, found a new pal In Freddy, from Managua Nloaragua, who couldn't speak English but could say a million words with his expresslv eyes. And so It went all though the hospital with the great grid stars finding out Just why they'll be playing rock-'em, sock-'em football on Dec 29. The annual San Bernardino Jun ior High basketball tourney during the Christmas holidays starts today at the YMCA, with eight games on the schedule, Boys' Sec retary George Hughes reports. The first tip-off comes at 9 a.m., when the Little Lords meet Richardson's No.

2 quintet on the court. Another seventh grade tilt is set at 10, when the other Richardson team faces the Arrowview Angels. Eighth graders start at 11 a.m., with the Warriors and Little Lords the first game. At noon, Richardson and Bloomington Bombers battle; at 1 It's Highland vs. Wilson; at 2, Rangers vs.

Ales-sandro Angels; at 3, Arrowview Aces vs. Globetrotters; and at 4, Scorpions vs. Speedsters. Tomorrow at 9 a.m., the seventh grade Guhin's Terrors tangle with Highland, and at 10 the Colton PASADENA (IP) Reports from the Cleveland Browns training camp indicated yesterday the Browns would use Otto Graham as a ball carrier in combatting the dread Los Angeles Ram "jumbo backfield" in Sunday's National Football League championship. "We plan to fight fire with fire," one Brown spokesman said as the 33-man squad held its first Southern California practice fol- Browns Favored LOS ANGELES (LP) Latest odds released made the Cleveland Browns a 3-point favorite to down the Rams In Sunday's NFL title tussle.

A crowd approaching 90,000 Is expected, given a break In the weather. Reserved teats are lowing its arrival late Tuesday. The first rehearsal, a full dress affair, was unfolded on a rain-soaked Pasadena CC gridiron and under partially overcast skies. It was Graham, who attained his greatest glory as a smart tactician and a great quarterback passer, who fanned the flame "by land" in two of the Browns three previous Ram conquests. He ran the Browns into conten tion when they defeated Los An geles 30-28 In last year's title game and brought the club from behind in an exhibition contest last Sep TYLER COACH CONFIRMS OFFER TO GRID PLAYER by topping the league in total offense, passing and points scored.

They racked up 5,506 yards in 12 games to break the mark of 5,420 they set in 1950. The Rami gained 2,210 yards on the ground, and the 3,298 they plucked out of the air en the arms of Bob Waterfield end Norm Van Brocklln was best for the NFL in 1951, enabling them to repeat over last year. The Chicago Bears finished sec ond in total yards with 4,647, al though the 2,408 yards they gained by rushing was tops in that department. They gained 2,239 by passing. Detroit was third in total offense with 4,341 yards.

The Rams gained their third team title by scoring 392 points, 56 better than Detroit's. Cleveland was next with 331. In passing, Green Bay finished second with 2,846. The New York Yanks were third with 2,634. In rushing, the Bears were followed by San Francisco, which gained 2,366, and Los Angeles had 2,210.

regular scholarship, (2) Paying off an 5800 mortgage on the player's car and (3) Pay of $200 per month. Graham, now a clothing salesman, first said that despite these benefits, the player was lured away to Texas. But yesterday, he said "apparently it wasn't Texas that stole my passer, after all." Nevertheless, after all this investment, he said, "somebody did." The Tyler coach said the player Graham referred to was Alvin Beal, who never went to a senior college the Navy called him up after the 1950 season. Earlier, it was suggested that the player was Texas Quarterback Dan Page, a transfer from Tyler. The over-emphasis barb began with Graham's remarks at a Wich ita Quarterbacks Club meeting.

The coach said Kansas State set out to find a good junior college passer who would be eligible for competition in the 1950 season. Pesky Sproff, One of Cal's Greafs, Killed ANTIOCH (IP) Albert (Pesky) Sprott, 54, one of University of California's all-time grid greats, was killed yesterday near here when struck by a train. Sprott was the star halfback for California in 1918-19-20 under the won the conference championship and went to the Rose Bowl, de- eating Ohio State, 28-0. That 'year, too, the Bears shellacked St. (Mary's, 127-0.

Rams Gain Five On Two Elevens, Cleveland Nine NEW YORK (IP) The Cleveland Browns the most successful team In professional football historyplaced nine player on the National League all-star team selected yesterday by United Press ports writers. The Browns, winners of an un precedented five straight pro championships and ready to try for their sixth Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, won five posi tions on the first offensive team and four on the first defensive club. Otto Graham, Cleveland's Quarterback, heads the offensive elev en. In the NFL where the forward pass is king, Graham is a master of every type of pass, Is rated the coolest "money player" In the league and one of the finest ners among the circuit's passing specialists. TOWLER, HIRSCH CHOSEN Doak Walker, the Detroit Lions' Jack-of-all-trades, and Dan Towler.

the 225-pound fullback who will lead the Rams' "elephant" back-field against Cleveland's stingy defensive platoon Sunday, round out the offensive backfield. Tow ler also is a good blocker while Walker, one of the league's most versatile stars, is a passer, pass-kicker and a fine defensive performer. Elroy (Crazy Legs) Hirsch, the Los Angeles end who set a new single season record this year for yards gained on pass receptions and also tied Don Hutson's mark of 17 touchdown passes in one campaign, is the other defensive end. The Browns and New York Giants battered their 1951 opponents into submission with rugged defensive play and each club grabbed four positions on the defensive platoon. SECOND TEAMS LISTED The offensive second team Is made up of ends Bob Walston of the Eagles and Gordy Soltau of the Forty-Niners; tackles Lou Rymkus of the Browns and Leo Nomellini of the Forty-Niners; guards Lin Houston of the Browns and Bruno Banducci of the Forty- Niners; center John Rapacz of the Giants; and backs Bob Waterfield of the Rams, Eddie Price of the Giants) Joe Geri of Pittsburgh and John Dottley of the Bears.

The defensive second team is composed of ends Larry Brink of the Rams and Ed Sprinkle of the! Bears; tackles Paul Lipscomb of the Redskins and AI Derogatis of, the Giants; guards Bob Momsen! of the Lions and Stan West of the Rams; linebackers John Can-nady of the Giants and Tommy Thompson of the Browns; halfbacks Johnny Lujack of the Eears and Don Hall of the Lions and safety man Cliff Lewis of the Browns. OFFENSE Firrt Team Hirsch, Pami Lavelli, Browns Groza, Brownt Coulter Giants Barwegan, Bears Creekmur, Lions Gatski. Browns Graham, Browns Walker, Lions Jones. Browns Towler, Rams SELECTIONS Pos. Second Team Walston, Eagles Soltau, '49ers Rymkus.

Browns Nomellint, 49ers Houston. Browns Banducci, '49ers Rapacz. Giants Waterf'ld. Rams Gerl. Steelers! Price, Giants Dottley, Bears DEFENSE SELECTIONS First Team Pos.

Second Team Ford, Brownt Brink, Rams Hart, Lions Sprinkle, Bears W'n'mrter. Giants Lipscomb, 'Skins Connor, Bears Derogatis, Giants Willis, Browns Momsen, Lions Baker, Giants West, Rams Adamle. Browns LB Cannady, Giants Bednarik. Eagles LB Th'mpsn, Browns Sch'nlbchr Giants HB Lujack, Bears Lahr, Browns HB Doll, Lions Tunnell, Giants Lewis, Browns Ohio State's Tallest Hoopster Ineligible COLUMBUS (TP) The tallest basketball player in Ohio State's history and two promising reserves were ruled ineligible for academic reasons, on the eve of a trip to the Pacific Coast Ineligible were Bill Uhl, 6-10 freshman center from Greenfield, Carmen Franco, soph guard from Orange, X. and Marvin Bowling, 6-6 center from New "Toughest automatio foul line indicator I've ever seen!" M'COLL NAMED COAST'S BEST LOS ANGELES (IP) Bill Mc-Coll, All-America end from Stan ford, was chosen yesterday by vote of Pacific Coast sports editors as the first recipient of the Voit Memorial football trophy which goes to the outstanding player on the Coast.

McColls selection was announced by the Helms Athletic Foundation which supervised the balloting. The Stanford end, who finishes his collegiate playing ca reer New Year's Day in the Rose Bowl against Illinois, won out over Hugh McElhenny of Washington by four points. With three points for first, two for second and one for third, Mo Coll received 31 votes. McElhenny tallied 27 and Ollie Matson of USF received 24. Others were Les Richter, Cali fornia, 10; Ed Barker, Washington State, Pat Cannamela, Southern California, Frank Gifford, Southern California, Gary Ker korian, Stanford, Paul Cameron, UCLA, 1, and Don Kloster- man, Loyola, 1.

Willard D. Voit, son of the man in whose honor the award is made, will present the trophy to McColl Jan. 2 at a meeting of Southern California football writers. Baylor to X-Ray Collar Bone of Backfield Star WACO (TP) Baylor coaches de cided to have x-rays made today of Fullback Dick Parma's collar bone to see if the injury is mend ing properly. Parma is a mainstay in the Bay lor backfield.

Baylor tangles with Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl at Miami, Jan. 1. It was another rough day as Coach George Sauer indicated he wanted to get in some good licks before a threatened cold wave hits the state. Santa Anita to Open Next Friday at! p.m. With Santa Anita's 15th season to open Friday of next week, Los Angeles Turf Club announces a post time of 1 p.m.

for the first race and the gates to open at 11 a.m. The only exception during the 50 days will be March 1, for the Santa Anita Handicap, when there will be a half -hour earlier start. Measure ah mm i QUITCOACHING CHICAGO OP) George Preston Marshall's attempt to get Coach Hunk Anderson to tutor his Washington Redskins for the next three seasons died yesterday when Anderson announced he would be in the steel business full time. His announcement followed a conference with Owner-Coach George Halas of the Chicago Bears, who held an option on Anderson for the 1952 season. An-derson has been line coach of the Bears since 1940 with the exception of the first half of this season when he was in business in Detroit.

"Hunk will return to Detroit now," a statement made jointly by Halas and Anderson said. Marshall had offered Anderson $20,000 per year with a three-year contract to coach the Redskins. He played under Knute Rockne and with George Gipp at Notre Dame, and coached at Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Michigan and with the Detroit Lions. Cmp( it -iiiir lis ffrrSHwimsyn. tno.7 Uuckv i ffyecaf 95 ui SAFfryj STOP U3 'ni wlllt 119 "nefr fjti tort.

Cam. TYLER (IP) Tyler Junior College Coach Floyd Wagstaff said that the account of inducements offered one of his football players by Kansas State boosters is correct, except it suggested the wrong player and outcome. Former Kansas State Coach Ralph Graham said at Wichita that an elaborate recruiting proposition was made to a star Tyler passer. The proposition included (1) The Lone Eagle Will Wrestle Berry Wild Red Berry is coming to town just before Santa 1 a s. Yes, the pride of Kansas and all Southern California wrestling fans headlines the all-star Christmas show at the San Bernardino Wrestling Arena Saturday night.

Like old St. Nick, Red's pack will be loaded with tricks to use against Lone Eagle, Indian newcomer who is carrying on a one man war against the white man. Red has an old-fashioned massacre planned for Lone Eagle too, so just who emerges victor in the one-hour match wil be anybody's guess. Handsome young Roger Wackay takes on the hooded "Terror" in a two out of three fall match, 45- Panthers and Pee Wees meet. At 11, Bloomington faces the Little Lord-Richardson winner, while at noon the eighth grade Wilson five clashes with the Little Lord-Warrior winner.

Five Missing as East in Drills at Santa Clara SANTA CLARA (IP) The East" football team arrived at its Santa Clara "home" yesterday and held a short one-hour-limbering-up practice minus five stars. Coach Tuss McLaughry of Dartmouth said Vic Janowicz, Ohio State halfback; Walt Gragg, Navy tackle; and the Notre Dame trio of End Chet Ostrowskl, Half John Petitbon and Tackle Bon Toneff were not on hand. FAMOUS INSTALUD FREE camP.r.bi. LATEST The Perfect Christmas Gift for All Ages 1 IIM(ltfl 1 THE IDEAL XMAS GIFT UtVt FOR BOY OR GIRL I BIb 'y All sizes from children to Bo 0,01 LggS afAi. Wtkfllli rfe-- 'D I New I tg pfiCE 00 Use your crldf- fT iWSLl features Lucky's instant credit ID AT Wi lliCA CVc.

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