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Coach And Members Of Hall Of Famo Grid Toam Nevers Named LOS ANGELES GROUP SAYS GENERAL "ASSASSINATED" Los Angeles. April 12 VP) The city council adjourned yesterday with a resolution giving "a vote oi SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL-NEWS 4 Santa Cruz Sentinel-News TTDn Fsnteit DnaeIIii' HUTSO I NAGURSKI fWHHLHNOM SUffMOGl Tj HENRY 5 OOSTBWAAN (End) fTockJ.) (GvWh (Cwattf) txkh (fndt imimii im 111 ii kHMiailMMaMMWHMMi fctlURSAU -1 TC AS 1 hath -1 Michigan. (Left to right, bottom) are: Ernie Nevers, Stanford; Jim Thorpe, Carlisle; Adolph Schulz, Michigan; Knute Rockne (coach), Notre Dame; Red Grange, Illinois, and Walter Eckersall, Chicago. (AP Football Hall of Fame at New Brunswick, N.J. (left to right, top) are: Don Hutson, Alabama; Bronko Nagurski, Minnesota; Pudge Heffelfinger, Yale; Robert Suffridge, Tennessee; Wilbur Henry, Washington- and Jefferson, and Benny Oosterbaan, IPeimimaimtt IFavflwrnites By The Associated Press are looking up today ior Manager Lefty O'Doul and his San Francisco Seals.

After losing their first 13 games and being tabbed by some of the fainthearted as a sure fire doormat in the Pacific Coast league, the Seals definitely are on the road back. They have won three straight. They also have won their first series. The O'Doulmen flattened Oakland, 1950 champs, by a score of 6 to 1 yesterday. Archie Wilson, Seal outfielder, socked a homer, and Wally Hood, ex-University of Southern California pitcher, on option to the Seals from the New York Yankees, limited the Oaks to five well-spaced hits.

Elsewhere, Los Angeles dumped Hollywood, 6 to 5, and Sacramento downed Seattle, 5 to 1. Ken Gables, big righthander from Walnut Grove, Mo, pitched Sacramento's victory. He limited Seattle to six hits and received good support both in the field and at bat. Jim Tabor and Herman Reich connected for home runs and Bob Boyd smashed a triple that scored two runs. The Hollywood game produced quite an unusual play.

A hit, two runs and a double play came on one pitch. And that pitch decided the ball game, too. Trailing by a 5-4 count, Los Angeles went to bat in the ninth, and Jack Hollis and Gene Baker singled. Chuck Connors advanced them on a grounder and Max West was intentionally walked. The bases were jammed and one was down.

Gordon Maltz-berger, the Hollywood hurler, one at Angel Outfielder Les Lay-tort, who rifled it to center for a single, but 'George Schmees threw to third and West was tagged out by Lou Stringer, and Stringer then threw to first and Layton was run down between first and second. Stan Hack of Los Angeles and Fred Haney of Hollywood did some masterminding in the last of the ninth, and Hack won a technical decision. When George Genovese singled, Hack yanked the tiring Dewey from the mound, replacing him with Southpaw Herm Besse. Chuck Stevens sacrificed Genovese to second. Besse than fanned pinch hitter Clint Conatser.

Haney sent in right hand hitter Eddie Sauer for Herb Gorman. Hack took out Lefty Besse and replaced him with Righthander Jess Dobernick. Sauer bounded out to Baker. A crowd of 2039 saw the game at Oakland. There were 3370 at Hollywood and 4365 at Seattle.

Yesterday's scores: San Francisco 000 122 1006 8 1 Oakland 000 010 0001 5 3 Batteries: Hood and Orteig; Shoun, Ragni (6) and Malone, La-manno (6). road, something it hasn't done in years. Bob Lemon, the league's No. 1 pitcher, Bob Feller, Early Wynn, Mike Garcia and Steve Gromek give the Indians a splendid five- man starting staff: However, there is no relief man in sight. Also, the club is in dire need of a starting southpaw.

All Time All America Back By Russ Newland San Francisco, April 12 VP) Bis good natured Ernie Nevers, named fullback on college football's all time All-America, is Stanfords greatest athletic hero. When he unisned nis tooiDau career in 1925, his school accorded him the honor of retiring his numeral, No. 1. His torn and faded jersey hangs in Stanford's athletic trophy room. He was Stanford's first All-America, named in his final year.

Old grads still talk of his gridiron feats in awe. Present day students regard him as a legend. The blond giant's greatest game was played in the Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1925. Notre Dame was the opposing team and the winner, 27-10.

But the story of the historic contest, claimed by many to be the most thrilling of the Rose Bowl series, was written mainly around Nevers. He played the entire game on two broken ankles, the breaks barely healed. Until the Notre Dame game, Nevers had played only three minutes of the 1924 season. His left ankle had been broken in a practice scrimmage eariy in September. In November the next to the last game of the season, against Montana, he went into the line-up for the first time.

Three minutes later he was packed off the field, his right ankle broken. When Stanford was chosen to play in the Rose Bowl, Nevers walked through plays in practice on crutches. When the cast was taken off the second broken ankle, he had only four days of active practice. That included the entire season. He lined up against Notre Dame with his legs taped up to his knees.

Bone specialists in San Francisco had been unable to fashion braces according to the specifications of his coach, Glenn "Pop" Warner. So Warner fixed the braces himself, in his workshop in his Palo Alto home. He taped rubber in ner tubes to Nevers' heels and fast ened them tightly to the backs of his knees. They served as artificial tendons. When Coach Warner gave his final instructions before the game, he looked at Nevers and said: "You'll probably last ten minutes." He played 60 minutes of ripping, inspired football.

When the game ended the crowd gave him an ovation that thundered through the stands. He was 21 years old, six feet tall and weighed 205 pounds. His ankles pained severely. Under Warner's wingback for mation, Nevers handled the ball every time except for punting. He carried the ball 35 times for a total gain of 117 yards.

He passed for 92 yards. The fullback did all the spinning in Warner's system. He had to spin on two bad ankles. Elmer Layden starred at full back for Notre Daftne. He intercepted two of Nevers' passes and ran to 70 and80 yard touchdowns.

But in defeat, Nevers received the accolades as the game outstand ing figure. Nevers recalls today: "Stanford got all the statistics but Notre Dame got the most points." Nevers later starred in pro foot ball, in 1926-27, with the Duluth Eskimos, and 1929, '30 and 1931 with the Chicago Cardinals. He served as assistant coach at Stan ford in 1928 and from 1933 thru 1935. He also was head coach at Lafavette one season. Nevers presently is public rela tions representative for a wine as sociation.

Last football season he conducted two television shows, and previously was a radio sports com mentator for three years. He was a major in the marine corps, avia tion ordnance, in -World War II. I AM APPRECIATIVE of the confidence that you, the voters of Santa Cruz, have shown in my record by ro.olortinrt wrt fa tha rttv rAiinril. That fan. Thursday, April 12, 1951 ways was thinking in advance, both offensively and defensively, and he had imagination.

At the time he died, he was working on spinner plays, and if you analyze the formation and man-in-motion, you'll find the ideas in them are ones he already had in 1930. And in 1925, he was experimenting with spin ners. Rocks teams always were fired to the highest pitch. He could know a boy in three weeks whether to bawl him out, not say a word, or pat him on the back." Said Carideo, quarterback on Rockne's great 1929-30 teams: "I am positive Rockne still would be leader among modern football coaches if he were alive." "I recall Rockne as a dynamic and inspirational leader," commented Sleepy Jim Crowley, who with Quarterback Harry Stuhld-reher and Fullback Elmer Lay-den rounded out the Four Horsemen quartet. "He had resourcefulness to meet any situation, plus a kind, fatherly interest in the boys who played for him." Layden suggested that Rockne had "perfect understanding of human nature.

He was sarcastic many times, but never to a kid who needed encouragement or comfort." Stuhldreher listed Rockne's outstanding traits as "his ability to size up men and his psychology in nanaiing them." Leahy's most vivid memorv of Kocxne was a two-week stay with him in the same room while both were at Mayo clime in 1930. "I was blue because a leg injury kept me benched that season and Rock sensed it," Leahy recounted. "He knew I wanted to be a coach and that I felt my chance was gone of returning as coach at my alma ma ter winner (5. high school. That was my big ambition at the time." One day Rockne was reading a batch of letters, Leahy continued.

He flipped them at Leahy and explained they were all requests for coaching recommendations. "Take your pick," grinned Rockne. Leahy said he liked the offer of a line coaching job at Georgetown. "He said 'It's audit was. Rock got me started," Leahy mused.

Birth Rate Up In County Births more than doubled Hpaths in Santa Cruz county last month, it was announced today Dy Dr. K. Ingham, county health officer. Dr. Ingham reported that 69 male babies and 62 female babies were born in Santa Cruz county during March, while a total of 57 deaths occurred during the 31day period.

Both births and deaths in the county this year exceed 1950's total for the corresponding period. A total of. 343 births have been re ported to date, while last year 330 babies were born born durine the first three months. Deaths totaled 227 up to March 31, while last year 189 were re ported. Childhood communicable dis eases also show a rise last month with 50 cases of chickenpox being reported, compared to 40 in March, 1950.

44 cases of measles to three last year. gold nuggets. If you want exam ples, we got 'em: Fasatimepo is even painting some of the used balls to at least make them look good. If even a bit hard to tell one of these from a brand new ball if it isnf chewed by the first use. The women's weekly tourney at Fasatiempo was played on a points for par basis with Grace Mallcke finishing in first place, 24 markers.

Ginger Rey was second, 23: and Sue Edwards third, 22. In class Elizabeth Molter placed first with 29; Alma Jenkins was second. Anna May Wheeler and Maggie Herty won the nine hole competition. fidence is encouraging. Thank you, Wm.

Davcnhill 1. New York, i 2. Boston. 3. Cleveland.

4. Chicago. 5. Detroit. 6.

Washington. 7. St. Louis. 8.

Philadelphia. It's foolhardy to bet against the Yankees when the chips are down. Even those critics who have called them "lucky" cannot deny that they somehow -manage to win the Dig ones, never told in the clutch. Call it luck if you will, but the Yankees also have with it the spirit, savvy, hustle, will to win, and most important, a bunch of darn good ballplayers. Where can there be found better players at their respective positions than Phil Riz- zuto, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and Gerry Coleman? And that doesn't take in Outfielder Hank Bauer, who is one of the coming stars of baseball And in Vic Ras-chi, Allie Reynolds and Ed Lopat, me Yankees possess three of the games really fine pitchers.

The Yankees also have the un canny knack pf coming up with just the right replacement needed to insure the pennant. In 1947 it was Frank Shea who filled the shoes of Spud Chandler. In 1949 it was Coleman who replaced George Stirnweiss. Last year it was the sensational Eddie Ford who stepped when Tommv Bvrne wilted-and copped nine of 10 de cisions. The Red Sox, habitually slow the wrong foot.

The team is the same except for Lou Boudreau, the ex-Indian manager, at short. Vern Stephens has been moved to third, sending Johnny Pesky to the bench. The pitching is much stronger as a result of the acquisition of Bill Wight and. Ray Scarborough from the White Sox and Harry Taylor from St. PauL Mel Parnell and Willard Nixon round out a good starting five.

Ellis Kinder is the able relief man. Boston undoutbedly is the hardest hitting team in the league but it must prove it can win on the fcconfidene in Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur. The vote on the resolution, which referred to the council's "sorrowful contemplation of the political assassination of the career of a fighter soldier and military diplomat," was passed, 8-3, with four members absent. SetUV VinCMyriA WEMJJSSlmi Monograms' "SQUARE DANCE KXTV luxurious flavor may be added to weight-, control menus with slimly-sliced Hollywood Bread baked without shortening.

Baked lor yaw exclusively by LANGENDORF OF OFFICES Center St. to CKipls(i mm Regular $44.95 95 $1 Down $1 Week j-T a- vc JOHN O. RAFFETY, AA.D. By Jerry Liska South Bend, IncL, April 12 VP) Notre Dame's Knute Rockne, ac claimed 'yesterday as football's greatest coach of all time, was 10 years ahead of the game in his era. And if he were living today, his scheming still would be io years in advance of coaching rivals.

Both claims came today from former players who helped Rockne reach the pinnacle of coaching success in the 1920's the fabulous Four Horsemen, Canny Frank Car-ideo and the present Fightin Irish coach, Frank Leahy. Along with an all-time, all-America eleven named in a nationwide poll by the Associated Press, Rockne becomes a ranking candidate for the national football hall of fame planned at Rutgers university. All nominated in the-poll for the hall were second and third teams and coaches Pop Warner, Stanford-Car lisle, and Alonzo Stagg, Chicago runners-up to Rockne. in iirst- team selections Ends Don Hutson, Alabama, -and Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan. Tackles Bronko Nagurski, Minnesota, and Wilbur (Fats) Henry, Washington and Jefferson.

Guards W. W. (Pudge) Hef-felfinger, Yale, and Robert Suff-ridge, Tennessee. Center Adolph (Germany) Schultz, Michigan. Quarterback Walter Ecker-sall, Chicago.

Halfbacks Harold (Red) Grange, Illinois, and Jim Thorpe, Carlisle. Fullback Ernie Nevers, Stanford. It's not difficult to imagine what any journeyman coach, much less Rockne, might have done with such a spectacular team. Rockne received four times as many votes in the poll of sports editors and broad casters as his closest rival, Warner. Rockne's 13-year coaching span at Notre Dame before he plunged to his death in a.

Kansas plane crash March 31, 1931, produced five un beaten, untied seasons, 105 victories, five ties and only 12 defeats. But those who knew him best measure his greatness not by the record book, but by his skill as an ever-alert strategist and a. fine teacher who used razor-edge psy chology as a surgeon might a prob ing scalpel. Current Irish coach Leahy today declared "Rock always thought aDout live or iu years anead. if he were living now, he still would be five or 10 years ahead.

Rockne did more to elevate the coaching pro- 3 li icmiuu ctuu aeix lu me unencau public than any other man." Don Miller, halfback of Rockne's Four Horsemen, said Rockne "al to become of the tourney?" "Well, frankly," replied Painter, 'if it doesn't get a home soon it may end up down the drain." So much for the lost orphan. An old bromide of the links: "When golf interferes with busi ness, give up business." It's being aone every aay, too. A group of players from the local women's section entered the annual open day tournament at Los Altos last Thursday in which ap- tl.rtvi rv rjc .1 golfers participated. Despite the fact that the golf course is easier than Pasatiemrm. only Alma Jenkins and Margaret Halbach made a eood showing And the ladies don't mind admit ting it.

Everyone is sorry to hear that Baskerville, the frisky little black cocker owned by the Halbachs, was accidentally killed recently. Bess and Al Molter lost their beautiful two-year-old boxer, Nana, who was a flu victim, while Pasatiempo dog owners are on the lookout for the person or persons responsible for the death by poisoning of Marthe Cowden's purebred beagle hound. All of these dogs were well known by Pasatiempo golfers. It is good to see that the club's canine star, Boots, is still going strong. She's bringing in as many as 15 to 18 balls at a crack these days, and right now is when it counts.

iioii nans are getting scarcer than hen's teeth and valuable like SERVICE wheel balancing and brake service 1001 watei n. PHONS 4307-W announces REMOVAL from 605 JHEVtRS t'FwBiKKfcl These men, of whom all are living except Knute Rockne and Walter Eckersall, compose the Ail-Time All America football team and its coach. They were selected in The Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters in conjunction with the Yaunlks By Joe Reichler New York, April 12 VP) For the past four years the Boston Red Sox were the team to beat for the American league flag. And that's what happened they got beat. This year is no exception.

Power-laden Red Sox, perennial March champions, again shape up as the team to beat. And they probably will get beat again. Who will beat them this time? Why, the club that has done it three of the four years the world champion New York Yankees. Yes, it looks to this writer as if the Bronx Bombers will win their third straight pennant. The Red Sockers, because of their almost unbeatable habits at home and their marked improve- ment in pitching, should live up to their name as the best second place team in baseball history.

Cleveland's vastly improved In dians, boasting perhaps the best hurling corps in the circuit, should move up a notch to third. Chi cago's young, hustling White Sox can prove the "sleeper" club and slip into the first division ahead of the diluted Detroit Tigers. Washington easily is the best of the rest with St. Louis and Phila delphia holding up the rear. This may be the order of the finish: Republicans Get' 6938 Telegrams On MacArthur Issue Washington, April 12 VP) Rep.

Leonard W. Hall (R-NY) said today a check of public reaction received by 239 Republican senators and representatives on the Truman-MacArthur controversy showed: (1) Telegrams received were 6938 to 47 in favor of MacArthur. (2) Telephone calls 1481 to 0. (3) Messages "asking impeachment of the President," 5178. Hall said the check was made by the staff of the Republican congressional committee, at his re quest, between 4 and 5 p.m., yes terday.

According to the U. S. Bureau of Plant Industry, smoking does not dull the taste. MCD ait THORP OMtfbMkV' 345 Church St. at Chestnut Phone 5285 If no answer call 6700 A We Repeat Again by POPULAR DEMAND Sacramento 000 101 120 5 9 2 Seattle 000 100 0001 6 1 Batteries: Gables and Smith; Guldborg, Haefner (8) and Sheely, Montalvo (7).

Los Angeles -010 020 1026 10 0 Hollywood 200 000 0305 12 2 Batteries: Adkins, Besse (9), Do-bernic (9) and Cash; Salveson, Maltzberger (8) and Sandlock. Santa Cruz golfers will have a wider horizon for their sports starting April 29 when the new Eaglewood course located five miles from town opens its nine holes to the public. Otis Brazell, new pro at the 3045-yard layout, says he thinks it will be an excellent course for the average businessman to get in shape, end he pointed out this as one of many advantages of the rolling nine holes. "While it will be available to golfers in our area, we will also cater to the out of town people," Otis says. "And I think that because it is a nominal fee course, it will benefit some of those who ordinarily wouldn't play." Otis, one of Santa Cruz' top golfers and owner of the Del Mar Grocery on East Cliff Drive, plans to stay in the grocery business while in the role of golf pro.

STATE OPEN While MacArthur and Truman may have their "little" differences. Northern and Southern California golf circles have, too. They still can't reach an agreement on where to hold the state open championship. The South boys would take the tourney, especially in Los Angeles, but the North interests say no. On the other hand, the North wages a cold war when the South names a spot.

Commented golf writer Ollie Painter while here last week for the Northern California Intercollegiate: "Fresno doesn't want the open again, its still the lost orphan." Bud Finger, Stanford golf coach and pro, who, happened to be in on the conversation, suddenly got a bright flash he thought. "I know, why not bring it to Pasatiempo?" That, however, is old stuff to Santa Cruz which has tried before to get the tourney. It doesn't want toigo through all that again. "All right," Golfing Gossip asked Painter, "if the North doesn't have a spot to please the South and vice versa, what's going WML wm Jg IT LM LS IS hx' ygFranls Shoe Repair Servico IflfSi This price applies only at the 2955oOlll 2328 ST ST0RE vj SnMIMKID'RJS (Can-lladl Sale "ou cou't buy an easier riding car at any price!" and we'll be happy to prove that statement with a ride in the am gteil; dleflilveipy Sleeping Lounging Pad Innerspring Construction THANK YOU I deeply appreciate the compliment paid to me by the voters by electing me to the Council of the City of Santa Cruz. I am fully aware, of the responsibility which that faith entails and I shall do my sincere best to Justify their confidence in me.

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