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in AY, NOVEMBER 23, 1942 Mi Tht South's Sfootost Htvspopor THE 8 i RM FOURTEEN Alabama Closes Season With Ao vojPre-F grf Here JSaturday Cadets' Roster Includes Two Former Tiders Nickerson And Langdale Are Listed in Fliers' Star-Studded Lineup Alabama's Crimson Tide will return to Birmingham nest Saturday to meet the star-studded Georgia Naval Pre-Flight team in the final game of the season for both elevens. Boasting a squad that is packed with former college and professional standouts, the Naval Cadets have Jeff Coleman Puts Student Tickets On Sale For Naval Game Coleman, business manager of athletics at the University of Alabama, announced Saturday that special high school student tickets for the Grimson Tide-Georgia Pre-Flight game at Legion Field next SaturdayrwflT he sold at Gate 5. The price of the high school ducats will be 55 cents. Service men will also be admitted for the same price. Regular reserved seat tickets, priced at $3, will be on sale at E.

E. Forbes Son, 403 North 20th Street, all week. Vanderbilt Mentors Advance Five Ways To Stop Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn.W There .1 are five ways for Vanderbilt to whip Tennessee when the Vols come here Saturday, or so say As- sistant Commodore Coaches Here Aliev and Gus Morrow, who watched the Knoxville lads trounce Kentucky over the week-end. Were convinced the Vols can be beaten, its just a question of the method, said Mr. AUev.

and perhaps he should know for he played end On the same team with Coach John Barnhill, then a guard. when the two were wearing U-Ts gold and white in the middle twen-ties. Here are the ways outlined for Coach Red Sanders approval: 1. Use 22 Commodores on the field at the same time. 2.

Oppose Tennessee with the usual 11 men but have the four officials also playing for Vanderbilt. 3. Make a rule that the Vols must fumble seven times at stages in the game to be designated by the eap- tain, with Tennessee players in-eligible to recover their own fumbles. 4. Throw a hayride for Cifers, Slater, Hust.

Huffman. Crawford and perhaps a dozen others on the visiting suqad. Time, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, dates furnished. 5.

Lastly, convince Coach Barn- hill that a toss of a coin might be the simplest way of deciding the contest and equip Sanders with a two-headed two-bit piece. Alley and Morrow returned from their scouting expedition into Wildcat territory convinced that Tennessee is the best football team in the country, capable of whipping Georgia, Georgia Tech or any other given opponent on any other given afternoon. Coach Ab Kirwan. of Kentucky, 9 whose boys have played both the Georgia teams, declared I think the Vols could hold their own against either one, and indicated that in such a game he'd string along with the Tennesseans. Coach Red Sanders also took a squint at the coming game and contented himself by saying, "I promise that Vanderbilt will play a better game against Tennessee than they did a year ago.

Last year exhibition in Knoxville was the worst yet for us. However I dont hold out much hope of winning. I think Tennessee today is as good as any team In the country." Former Naval Gridders Play With Cadets Kelleher, Woods Will Take Field For Army In Annual Grid Clash BY PETE ZURLINDEN i ANNAPOLIS, Md. (JP) A couple of thousand midshipmen have their fingers crossed these days against the thought that two former middies could blast Navys hopes in the annual football clash with Army here Saturday. Halfback Bobby Woods and End Jim Kelleher may recall that the U.

S. Naval Academy was their first love, but theyll be battling the Sailors in approved cadet style when Army makes its first Annapolis visit in 49 years to contest the transplanted classic. Now playing with the great Hank Mazur and the Army eleven he himself helped defeat 14-6 last year, Woods in other circumstances might have been playing with Navy in the attempt Jo win its fourth consecutive service game. If the cadets win they havent since 1939 Woods will become the first man in history to win the Navy N-star," for helping to defeat Army, and the Army A-star in consecutive seasons. He will probably be the only athlete ever to find his name in Navy's starting lineup one year and in Armys the next.

Navy coaches who know what Woods can do rate him as dangerous as Mazur or Ralph Hill, another cadet star. His resignation from the Naval Academy last Winter was a blow to the Middies 1942 grid hopes. Wartime eligibility rules gave him a quick chance to oppose his former mates despite his plebe status at West Point. But so far the change of scenery hasn't seen e.l to affect his bhll-carrying talent. The son of an army officer.

Kelleher starred for Navys 1939 Plebe eleven during the same season his older brother, Bill, was an Army blocking back. When the elder Kelleher boy died of a heart attack in 1939. Jim transferred to West Point to fill his brother's unexpired term. Their father had always wanted one son in the Army. Kelleher opposed Navy in a substitutes role last year but was elevated to a starting berth this season.

Duke's Davis Goes Info Scoring Lead In Southern Conference Veteran Fullback Has Racked Up 54 Points In Nine Games Played RICHMOND, Va. UP Tom Davis, Duke's 185-pound fullback, rocketed into the lead of the Southern Conference scoring pace by scoring four touchdowns in the Blue Devils 47-0 rout of North Carolina State Saturday. This gave the Duke veteran nine touchdowns in as many games for a total" of 54 points this season. He scored twice against the powerful Georgia Naval Pre-Flight eleven, twice against Maryland and once in the North Carolina game. Davis, a stocky lad standing five-feet-10, is a junior member of Coach Eddie Cameron's club and hails from Wilson, N.

C. William and Marys previously undefeated team was blanked 14-0 by the North Carolina Naval Pre-Flighters and Harvev Johnson, M. fullback, who had led the point-getters for several weeks, fell behind Davis with 51 points. Andy Victor, Citadel, kicked three points after touchdowns in a 21-9 decision over Davidson and he moved into a tie with W. Sc M.s Johnny Korczowski for third place with 50 points each.

The conference championship, wen last year by Duke, will be hanging in the balance when the loop clubs play three family games Thursday. W. Sc M. is setting the pace with three victories in as many conference starts and if the Indians come through as expected with a triumph over Richmond in their annual Turkey Day meeting here they will clinch the 1942 srown. Should W.

Sc M. be defeated. Virginia Techs strong runnerup squad could claim the title by toppling V. M. I.

in their annual military contest at Roanoke. If both W. M. and Tech lose, Wake Forest would fall heir to the throne by winding up its season with a victory over South Carolina at Charlotte Thursday. Tech has won tour conference games, losing only to W.

Sc while Wake Forest has annexed five loop scalps, tied N. C. State and lost to North Carolina. Clemson plays at Auburn and Duke at the Jacksonville Naval Air School on Saturday, leaving W. M.

to wind up the 1942 campaigning at Oklahoma on Dec. 5. Last Saturday's big surprise was Dukes rout of a State team which hadnt lost a conference game in five previous starts and which was slated to give the Blue Devils a real battle. W. Sc M.

gave the Carolina Cloud-busters an even scrap for 50 minutes before yielding to the superior experience and manpower of the Chapel Hill Cadets. Maryland won its first loop victory of the season by taking a free-scoring affairs from W. Sc 32-28. Strong Miami bested South Carolina 136. Clemsonrtoppled 12-7 to win the state championship.

North Carolina overpowered Virginia 28-13, George Washington bowed to Georgetown 21-0. Leading conference scorers: G. Trt. Pt.F.TTl Davit. Duke Johnton.

W. 4 M. Victor, Citadel 7 Korcxowxki, W. A (. 0 WrtRht, Maryland Longacre.

w. 14. Werner. Maryland 9 Muha, V. M.

I. Names Many Dobbs And Dodds Mentioned In Sports Items Add To Confusion BY HUGH FULLERTON, JR. NEW YORK (JP) Adding to utter confusion; Some names mentioned in recent sports items have been Gil Dodds, the runner; Glenn Dobbs, the Tulsa U. pass-tosser; Bobby Dodd, acting coach, and Bobby Dodd, halfback, at Georgia Tech; Bobby Dobbs, Glenn's brother, also a Tulsa back and, of course, the Dod-gers. The American Bowling Congress not only admits but boasts that it has sanctioned a league in a foreign country and doesnt even know what country.

Seems a former bowler asked and received sanction for a Army league and the only address he could give was APO 866, care postmaster. New York, N. Y. which isn't a local address by any means. When Bumray Davis whacked Red Doty at Boston Friday night, a group of Waacs were ringside guests of the fight club.

Which shows how careful you have to be about spelling these days. HE FORGOT TO DUCK When Dick (Fantalk) Hawkins, the AP sports scribe, Jack Troy, of The Atlanta Constitution', and John Martin went duck hunting last week the weather wasn't right and ducks were scarce. After a long day, Martin was pretty discouraged. He hadnt shot a duck or even fired his gun. As the nimrods headed for home, Troy consoled him: Dont fret, John; it's character building.

MONDAY MATINEE Lou Diamond, the honest brake-man who has been more of a broke-man since Gus Lesnevicn joined the Coast Guard, will become matchmaker for Marty Burke in New Orleans. George Sisler has disposed of his sporting goods interests in St. Louis to devote more time to his job as commis-i sioner of semi-pro baseball. When the Camp Lee (Va.) basketball team plays the Grumman Wildcats at Madison Square Garden Monday night. Paul Maki, ex-Minnesota, and Irv Torgoff, ex-Long Island will take up a rivalry that began when Maki led Minnesota to a victory over L.

I. U. four years ago. Neither has played in the Garden since their college days. The Wyoming-Colorado grid game this year was so rough that Kayo Lam, Colorados grad-: uate manager, claimed films of lt couldnt be shown until they were passed by the state boxing commission.

TODAYS GUEST STAR Lynn C. Doyle. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin: Now is the time for a hard-up ball club to unload star players before price freezing on that commodity sets in. SERVICE DEPT. Lt.

Rolland J. Lund, physical training officer at Geiger Field, and his assistant, Pfc. Sam Scadron, former co-manager of Bob Olin and other good fighters, are organizing an Army Golden Gloves tournament for boxers, from various outfits around Spokane. They say it will be as big as most of the established mitt tourneys. Kees-ler Field.

which had to give up big-time football, now has more than 50 bowling teams engaged in squadron competition on the field's 12 new alleys. Navy Lt. Jack Miley, former New York sports scribe, has been assigned to the I New London, base to do i 'Y'oi public relations work and he hopes the conning towers on those subs are big enough for him. Lt. Bill Eadie, the Navy flier who rescued Capt.

Eddie Rickenbacker, once was student manager of the Northwestern U. football team. That rescue took some good man- aging, too. 9 FACES TIDE HERE SATURDAY This trio of Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers will be battling Alabama's Crimson Tide here Saturday at Legion Field. Ernie Blandin (top left), former All-American tackle at Tulane, is a power in the Skycrackers forward wall.

Bobby Foxx (top right), formerly of Tennessee and All-American wingback, was considered the greatest exponent of the wingback reverse play. Quinton Lumpkin (bottom), who starred at the University of Georgia in his college days, has been turning in some good work for Coach Bear Wolf Pre-Flighters. Alabama will have their hands full with the trio of gridders now playing with Uncle Sam. Mike Chacoma Goes Against Gust Johnson In Monday Mat Card Mike Chacoma. who did it once, will try to do it again Monday night.

He is to meet Gust Johnson, world's junior-heavyweight champion. in the main event of Promoter Joe Gunther's weekly mat card at the auditorium. Chacoma, world's light heavyweight champion, won from Johnson last week, but inasmuch as Johnson's title was not at stake. Chacoma did not add to his laurels. Johnson, however, wants to take the light-heavy belt and hell try to do it Monday night.

Promoter Joe Gunther has arranged three suporting bouts for Monday's stellar program. Roy Welch, of Tennessee, meets Jack Bloomfiefld, of Florida, in the second match, which will be followed by the semi-final between The Bat, the masked terror, and Mel Peters, of Missouri. Charlie Keene, of St. Louis, and Jack Purdin, of Oklahoma, open the program at 8:30. Purdin wants to take the spite out on Keene for The Bat having selected him as his partner recently.

a seasons record of six victories against but one defeat and a tie and they will be out to spoil Alabama's season finale. The Cadets had an off day Saturday, getting ready for the Tide, while Alabama had its hands full in meeting a tough Vanderbilt team. With several former Capstone tars on the squad and coachipg staff, the "Skycrackers" will point for the Alabama game as they have for no other this season. A win over Coach Frank Thomas outfit would give them more national recognition than the rest of their victories this season and would also put them smack into the middle of the 'bowl picture. At least two former Tiders Ed Hickerson and Noah Langdale will be in the cadets starting lineup.

Hickerson, a guard while at Alabama, has alternated between the line and the blocking back spot. Langdale. regular tackle on last seasons Crimson Cotton Bowl team, Is holding down the same position for Coach Raymond Bear Wolffs eleven. Lt. Paul Bear Bryant, end on Alabama's 1934 Rose Bowl team and later coach at the Capstone and at Vanderbilt, is serving as end coach for the Athens squad, while H.

G. Hank Crisp, line coach at Alabama for 20 years, is head trainer for the fliers. Among the former college and professional stars on the Sky-cracker squad are Frank Filchock, star halfback at Indiana and later with the Washington Redskins; Jim Poole, All-American end at Ole Miss and star with the New York Giant pros for several seasons; Bobby Foxx, standout back on Tennessees bowl teams: Ernie Blandin, All-American tackle at Tulane; Noble Doss, University of Texas haflback. and a host of other experienced gridders. Fourteen Alabama seniors will be winding up their careers in next Saturday's game.

Other members of the squad are also scheduled to enter the armed services in the near future, so the Tide-Pre-Flight tilt will mark finis to the college careers of a majority of Alabamas squad. This game, final major grid encounter of the season for Birmingham, mav also be the last big-time football tilt for the duration in the Magic City. Pensive Is Regarded As Best Prospect To Succeed Whirlaway by I. v. W.

JONES MIAMI. Fla. JP) Pensive, a horse that has never run a race, is looked upon by Ben Jones as the thoroughbred with the best prospects in America of becoming the successor to Whirlaway, king of them all. The yearling is at Hialeah Park with 41 other race horses of Warren Wright's Calumet Farm stables, headed, of course, by Whirlaway. Trainer Jones likes them all.

but he is frankly excited by Pensive. "I can't say that he's another Whirlaway. said the famed horseman. petting Pensive as an heir apparent to turfdoms crown should be petted. It hurts a horse to be consid-eerd a prospective champion.

But I do say this about him, he's beautifully bred, a good looker, and the best prospect in America today. Pensive is the son of Hyperion, leading English sire, and Penecuit II. From his mother he inherited the blood of Buchan and Penny Come Quick. He is a big horse, Camilli Says That He Will Not Play In '43 Has Too Much Burden In Trying To Play And Operate Large Ranch SAN FRANCISCO UP) A first-class farmer and cowhand if the Dodgers can find one may mean the difference between an also-ran position and a pennant for the Brooklyn baseball club next season. It's not that the denizens of Flat-bush need someone to look after the cows.

But Adolph Camilli does. Camilli, the Dodgers first base-man and most valuable player in the National League last year, has declared his intention not to return to the Brooklyn club next year. He found it too much of a burden, he said, to try to operate his ranch near Layton-iville, and to maintain a home in the East too for his wife and 1 five children. But maybe if he could find competent help to run this big North-j ern California ranch well, he still likes to play ball. That was the report delivered here personally by Ted McGrew, chief scout for the Dodgers, who i passed through San Francisco en route to Brooklyn after a visit to Camillis ranch.

When I saw Camilli, McGrew said, he was breaking in a pony so that he could round up his cat-! tie, and I don't mind telling you that he was feeling pretty down- i cast I The work is more than he can handle, but he told me that try as he has. he hasn't been able to get help and that he doesn't hold out much hope of getting the kind of help that he needs. It's not a question of salary, We could get together in a few minutes, McGrew said. The only hitch is getting him help. Camilli, announcing his decision two weeks ago, said he had had no difficulties with the Brooklyn management, either in regard to i salary or playing conditions.

So McGrew. highly experienced in combing the hinterlands for baseball talent, now may have to scout the ranges for a rancher-cowhand. He's going to Brooklyn I first, however, to report to Branch Rickey, the general manager. having the build and muscle of a 3-year-old. He is gentle, like Whirl-1 away, and has a satin-smooth dun coat much like Whirlaway 's too.

It takes more than color and size to excite complacent, big-framed Jones, trainer of one of the finest stables in America. Pensive is being schooled in the business of displaying the effects of breeding and training on the racing oval, where horse sense and stamina count. His showing there is the factor behind Jones cautious praise. The trainer himself cant tell you at the moment when Pensive will run his first race. It probably will be at Hialeah Park, which opens Jan.

13. And Jones is determined not to make the mistake of forcing the animal to win his first races. He wants Pensive to develop naturally; if he wants to win at first, fine; i if not. then there's time enough for him to gain that extra power that does win. There is the toughest sort of grind ahead for any horse that is to overtake Whirlaway.

The cham- pion has won a world's record, $548,421, and is to race for two more years before being retired to stud. 1 Jones believes his beloved Whirlv mav run his earnings up around $1,000,000. Pensive becomes eligible to race after New Year Day, when he becomes a 2-year-old, Remember Way Back? Remember way back when gas lights were used on automobiles and the driver of the car wore goggles. and a horseshoe ringer was just as thrilling as golf's present hole-in-one? mill Auburn's So-Called Upset Was Proof Of Good Team To Coach "We've Had To Play Too Many Games On Wet Field To Show Up Much Says Jack Meagher 207 N. 20TH T.

HIGHLIGHTS (Jicmmc HIGHBALLS McGovern Tightens Hold On Scoring Lead As Rivals Are Checked i with their own 271. Against Georgia. the Tigers made 355 and held their opponents, Sinkwich and all, to 37. Both were played on fast fields. Another thing Meagher wanted to get off his chest was his opinion of Monk Gafford, left halfback from Fort Deposit, Ala.

Gafford is an All-American back if anybody is, Jack said. He is a great runner, a great punter, a great defensive back, and a fine i passer. Against Georgia. Gafford accounted for 119 yards rushing but did not get to demonstrate his punting mastery for the valid reason that Auburn was not forced to kick while he was in the game. Besides batting down a hatful of Tong passes from his safety posi-1 tion.

he hauled Georgia punts back i for 92 yards, one for 61 and another for 20-odd to set up a touchdown drive from the Georgia 19. Saturdays victory brought the Auburn-Georgia series back to even Stephen, with 21 wins for each team. Five contests ended in ties. And it was especially sweet to Auburn players who remembered well the 7-0 loss last year when Sinkwich pitched a long touchdown pass in the final two seconds after the Tigers had outgained their opponents for most of the game. BY I.EROY SIMMS AUBURN, Ala.

UP) Auburns 27-13 victory over Georgia last Saturday was a startling upset to most folks, but to Coach Jack Meagher it was simple proof of his season-long contention that he has a fine football team. We've had to play too many games in the mud, the Tiger coach said, for some people to realize what we could do on a dry field." Games with Georgia Tech. Florida. Mississippi State and Georgetown, resulting in three defeats and a tie, were played on wet fields. Meagher explains that his boys are too light to cope with heavier squads if the going is slow.

A startling line which includes 167-pound Capt. Vic Costellos at one guard and 180-pound Jim McClur-kin at one tackle, averages just 181 pounds for the tackle-to-tackle posts. Those are not the program weights, but Jack says he added a few pounds to each man's listed poundage just to keep opponents from thinking they were playing high school boys. In their last start before the Georgia game, the mighty midgets from Auburn held Louisiana State to 56 yards rushing, as compared rS cW v' Bob Simpson Elected Brown, Brooks Scrap To Head Field Club For Maryland Title NEW YORK UPj Although his season was completed 10 days ago, Eddie McGovern, of Rose Poly, gained a tighter grasp on the national football scoring honors last Saturday when Bob Steuber, of Missouri; Frank Sinkwich, of Georgia, and Gene Fekete, of Ohio State, were held in check by rivals. McGovern, fourth a year ago With 104 as compared to the 134 collected by Billy Dudley, of Virginia, finished his six-game 1942 campaign with 165.

James Secrest, of Rochester University, whose season also is history, is second with 133. The leading scorers, showing player, college, position, games played, touchdowns, extra points, field goals and total points: SMALL MIDWEST CONFERENCES Eddl McGovarn, Rom Poly, halfback 8 23 27 0 186 EASTERN SECTOR Jamta Sec-rent. Rochea- tar, halfback 7 22 BIO SIX Bob Ateuber, Missouri, halfback 10 1SH SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Frank Sinkwich, Georgia. halfback 10 IS 0 0 BIQ TEN Qane Krkrte, Ohio State, fu liMtck 9 9 24 1 PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE Bob Kenned). Waahlng-toa Ititi.

(ufftatk 8 ii so MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE Ralph Tate, Oklahoma A. and halfback 7 10 8 0 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Tom Davis, Duka, fullback 9 9 0 0 SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE Jackie Fields, Texas, halfback 9 7 10 0 IQ SEVEN Frank Nelaon, Utah, halfbark 900 ROCKY MOUNTAINS Pete Clark. Qrttlty tats, fullback 8 10 4.1 A 1 I HAD A TOUGH DAT make a date with lodel jmokhtobacco AND UhtER Turkey day dinner calls for WINE BALTIMORE UP) Maryland's version of the heavyweight boxing championship at least until Joe Louis returns from bigger wars goes on the line Monday night. Seeking this somewhat synthetic title will be Alfrell (Big Boy) Brown, of Detroit, and Lou Brooks, of Wilmington, Del. The encounter is scheduled to go 15 rounds.

With Louis and the principal contender, handsome Billy Conn, in the Army, the Maryland Boxing Commission figured it should have some sort of titlist fof the duration, and chose the prospective winner of Monday night's bout as the logical man. Brown has about 245 pounds, a pair of sledgehammer fists and a claimed relationship to the Brown Bomber as his most readily apparent assets. Big Boy says he lt Louis' cousin Red Burman lasted less than two rounds against him, and Rurman once put up a pretty fair show against Louis. Brooks has a mere 184 or so pounds to stack up against Brown's gross tonnage, but he has a rapid climb up the fistic ladder to his credit. Brooks and Cousin Alfred tangled here a month ago, and the encounter was a draw.

COURTLAND, Ala. UP) Bob Simpson, of Courtland, is (he new president of Ihe Alabama Field Trial Club which opened its annual trials Monday on the Joe Wheeler plantation. Thirty-seven dogs are entered in the running. Simpson was elected Sunday night along with Dan Gilchrist, of Courtland, vice president; Dr. W.

R. Trapp, of Tuscumbia. reelected secretary-treasurer, and Bill Hudson, named co-aecretary. Crippled Gamecocks Prep For Deacons COLUMBIA, S. C.

Ph- South Carolina's crippled Gamecock fool-ball squad returned Sunday night from Its losing struggle with Miamis Hurricsna at Miami, Fla to prepare for the Wake Forest Deacons, Thanksgiving Day opponents at Charlotte, N. C. Three players were hospitalized. Skimp Harrison, first string end, was left in a Miami hospital for treatment of a broken nose and possible concussion. Bruce Tate, renter understudy to Louis Sossa-mnn, suffered a dislocated shoulder, and Boh Sldeman, reserve fullback, had broken nose and head ln- KENTUCKYS FINEST twUui sCOPYglfiHT 1942 GLENMORE DISTILLERIES CO, INCORPORATED, LOUISVILLE, KY.

ha year serve wine with the furry, For turkey reaches perfection hen served with glides of red, ill-bodied California Claret wine. Flute wines, like delicaic Sauterne. re good with turkey, too. So why ot get a bottle each of good red good white table wine today. Fine Adviuxr Board, San Ftio- Ex-Rams Captains Ramsay High School seems to be a maker of football captaina.

In the last 10 years ex-Rama who have captained rollege football teams have included Hal Newman and Lew Bostick at Alabama; Vic Costellos at Auburn; Charlie Sanders at Georgia Tech; Heyward Allen at Georgia; Herman Hewitt and Sam Gooch at Louisiana Poly, Re member Way Back? Remember way back when we got excited over a ball player who could steal 50 or 80 bases a year, and the young sport with a rubber-Ured buggy got the beat dates? Fill total 19 on tht lU ypr prot $175,000,000. 8 row.