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NINETfEM THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1949 LeMaSter Out J. Mootv lnlTide Frosh Battle State Tonight am TUSCALOOSA, Feb. 8 ter first-year teams and boasts a 48-40 victory over For Marion Alabamas varsity and freshman 1 victories over Ole Miss and Vandy last week, basketball teams will meet Missis- yearling squads in addition to sev- Alabamas starting sippi State quintets here tonight in eral top-flight junior college teams, see two new faces Foster Auditorium. The unbeaten The Tide and Maroon varsity Jack Brown and Center Crimson Tide frosh meets the Baby squads are evidently pretty evenly both used in reserve Louisiana Slat lineup may tonight. Forward Billy Dean, roles to date, Maroons at 6 oclock and the Ala- matched.

Alabama defeated L. S. may move up to the starting quin- bama and State varsity game will 56-45, in its last conference tet after their sterling perform get under way at 7:30. start while State came through with ances against L. S.

U. Victorious in nine straight games without defeat so far this season, Coach J. F. Sharp's Bama freshman squad faces its stiffest competition of the year in tonights encounter. Mississippi State reportedly has one of the conferences bet- Against -Dogs a little Omm BY JOHN THOMPSON News Sports Writer fead new continued to come from the Marion Institute camp this morning.

One day before the Cadets play in the Better Hearing Clinic double-header at the auditorium, they report a severe injury to one of their starting players. Oliver LeMaster, sterling Cadet guard, suffered a chipped bone and ankle sprain in Saturday nights game with Alabama freshmen. He will be replaced by Herman Gilster, Selma reserve, against Howard Wednesday night News was not all bad from the Cadet front. Joe Mooty, who has been sidelined some time by a hip injury, has improved and will see some action against the Bulldogs Mooty, one of threfc brothers in the starting five, is a high scoring forward. He has been aq important cog in the Cadet machine.

His play has been highly responsible for the Cadets winning 11 of 14 games played this season. COACH BUSS DeLANEY sent the Cadets through a stiff drill Monday then tapered off this afternoon. A giant pep rally is scheduled on the Marion campus this afternoon. Wednesday morning the team will come to Birmingham, take a short practice at the auditorium, then retire to their Hotel Bank-head quarters. Out at Birmingham Southern, Bill Burch sent his team through a brisk workout Monday, then tapered off this afternoon.

He is confident his Panthers will give a creditable showing against the potent Jacksonville State Teachers. The Panthers and Teachers play the opening game on the Wednesday night card at 7:30. Meanwhile, Howard and Jacksonville were not taking things easy. They play each other tonight in Jacksonville. The Bulldogs will be out to improve a seven won, 10 lost record for the season.

Jacksonville has won 11, lost seven games Vol-Jacket Rivalry Put In Mothballs ATLANTA. Feb. 8 Tennes-see-Georgia Tech football rivalry is being put back into mothballs at least for two seasons. Coaches Bob Neyland and Bobby Dodd announced yesterday that they havent been able to get together on dates for the games in the 1950-51 seasons. However, both the Tennessee coach and Techs Dodd said they would like to renew the series in 1952 if dates can be worked out.

The first game of the season offer was ruled out when Neyland explained Tennessee has commitments to Mississippi State, Dodd said. Tennessee also rejected a third game offer, Dodd added. Neyland said he would meet Tech in the 1952 opener and thereafter if Tech would keep the Vols in their present first Saturday in November for the next two seasons. Dodd said that was impossible because Tech already has games with Virginia Military Institute for those dates in 1950-51. The result the Tennessee-Tech competition seems headed for the shelf where it rested for 35 years dridge Mote and Ben Chapman will before being dusted off in 1946 for work the Southern Jacksonville a four-year home and home series, opener.

Herbert Peterson and Abe So far Tennessee has won two of Denaburg will officiate the Howard-the three games. The fourth and should exhaust their supply today. Marion will bring 150 cadets to the game. Jacksonville has ordered 150 tickets, and reports they are going fast. Birmingham-Southern and Howard athletic offices report tickets going good at those places.

Four of the citys top officials will work the double-header. El- HEARING GAMES OFFICIALS Two of the officials in the Better Hearing Clinic basketball double-header Wednesday night at the auditorium are shown above. At left is Ben Chapman, head of the Gadsden Southeastern League baseball club. Right is Eldridge Mote, former Birmingham-Southern cage star. They will call the Panther-Jacksonville State Teachers game.

This game opens the program at 7:30. Howard and Marion meet in the nightcap. All proceeds from the game, sponsored by The News and the Birmingham Congress, Parent-Teachers Association, go to the Better Hearing Clinic. goes a long because its Double-Rich! this season. The Bulldog game will give local fans somewhat of a view on what the Teachers have.

ON THE TICKET SIDE of the picture, things were looking bright. Mrs, William J. Rosser, general game chairman, reported a decided pickup in ticket sales. Two downtown booths, at Forbes and Fred Singtons, have aided in ticket disposal. Four schools, Woodlawn, Graymont, Hemphill and Lee, have sold their quota of ducats.

Several other schools are nearly sold out, and COMPARE Compare Creams double-ftch Kentucky taste its double-rich smoothness. Cream gives von greater enjoyment at a lower price! $200 Still $010 PT- NLV v7-5t. 1 Vt PT. i Marion contest. be last game of the series will played in Knoxville Nov.

5. Cage Card Charles Has Narrow Escape Over Haynes DUSTING EM OFF BY ZIPP NEWMAN Th Birmingham News- Football Officials To Be Approved Here Southeastern Conference athletic directors and football coaches meet with Commissioner Bernie Moore here Sunday. They meet to the officials for the 1949 football games. The names of many officials new to the Southeastern will be suggested. They have to have a majority of votes before they will be accepted on the approved list.

Football officials are all mostly successful business men. They come from all walks of life. Most of the offficials have played football. Its in the late 30s before most officials get a chance to work in the big games. Love of football is responsible for most men officiating in the game.

Through the years the Southeastern Conference hag had fine officiating. As a group, football officials are tops in character and personality. George Gardner, of Atlanta, heads up the officials association and does the booking through Commissioner Moore's office. Each head coach sends in a rating of the officials who work his game. Officials for a game are the ones the two -head coaches come the nearest to agreeing on.

None may be the first choice. The best officials are the ones the fans are never conscious.of seeing work a game. Most officials know they have worked a good game when there is no comment from the coaches or the press. Excellent officiating is the backbone of any sport. Officiating either makes or breaks any game.

Unfortunately, there are those in charge of teams who try to make the officials look bad when they lose. The oldest alibi in sports is blaming the officials. Nowadays the fans are smart enough to know when a coach or manager blames the officials, hes unable to provide a better alibi for losing than the officials. One seldom sees the top coaches, managers or outstanding stars wasting time arguing with officials. Birmingham Has Co-Golf Champion There should be a stimulant for women's golf here in Bea McWane, Birmingham, and Polly Riley.

Fort Worth, winning the Women's International Four-Ball Golf tournament at Hollywood, Fla. The victory should give Bea confidence that will enable her to win some of the womens big titles. Wonder if Bea and Polly ever got around to talking about the Dixie Series the Barons won froVn the Fort Worth Cats? The American Bowling Congress 46th annual championship opened Feb. 12 and run through April 19 at Convention Hall in Atlantic City. There will be 980 cities represented by 22,931 individuals, 5,444 Five-Man teams and 11,471 Two-Man teams.

The total amount of fees is $639,474,000. There have been 10 perfect games bowled in the history of the tournament William Knox, of Philadelphia, bowled the first "300 game at Toledo in 1913. Leo Rollick Santa Monica, bowled the last 300 game at Buffalo in 1946 in the Two-Man matches. The Memphis and Pittsburgh rosters are hitting the sports desks this week. The Chicks have seven players from.

1948 on fbeir 1949 roster, including Roman Brunswick, who won 12 and didnt lose a game mostly in relief roles. The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Birmingham Barons at Rickwood, April 13th. It will be Fred (Dixie) Walker Day at the Wood. The former Baron the fans will go for with the Bucs. is Hugh Casey, who made World Series history in 1947 as a relief pitcher.

Truett Sewell, user of the Blooper pitch, is the only Buc born in Alabama. He was born at Decatur, May 11, 1908. He was once offered to the Detroit Tigers when they were playing an exhibition here. So John Whelchel To Coach Redskins John Whelchel may be a great coach, but he's certainly isnt a nationally known coach, as George Marshall would have you believe. There was a wire from the Redskins, stating a nationally known coach would sign with the Washington Redskins.

Speculation was rife. Could it be Wallv Butts. Frank Leahy. Fritz, Crisler, Clark Shaughnessy or Bob Neyland? Perron Shoemaker, the former Alabama end. will chach the Florida ends.

Paul Browns new contract with the, Cleveland Browns was drawn up by a Miami lawyer and signed on Dec. 31 in Miami. Pittsburgh claims Forbes Field is the most beautiful ball park in the world. The Rickwood stands were patterned after the stands at Forbes Field. Many think there is quite a resemblance in the two.

Alex Hooks, who played first base for Knoxville, Atlanta, New Orleans and Chattanooga, will coach the Southern Methodist University baseball team. Alex was a star athlete at S. M. U. from 1926 through 1928.

He has a farm at Edgewood. Tex. For a good cause and some exicting basketball, take in the basketball double-header at the City Auditorium Wednesday night. Many will have better hearing. The A are selling the tickets All the money less Uncle Sams take.goes for the Better Hearing Clinic.

Malcolm Laney is being considered for the Vanderbilt head coaching job. Hes certainly the type of coach Vanderbilt has always employed morally and mentally. He would make the Commodores a fine leader. He certainly has coached, under one of the game's greatest coaches Frank Thomas. They're Saying In The Sports World TY COBB (all-time baseball great) If a man pretends to be a major leaguer he should stay in the tineup no matter who is pitching.

FRANK LEAHY (Notre Dame football coach) "Notre Dame would like to play Michigan any day, any time, in any city in America. TOM MEANY (New York sports writer, commenting on how quickly Fred Sanford signed with the Yankees after leaving the St. Louis Browns) Nobody yet ever heard of a guy turning down a parole. TONIGHT Liberty Motor vs. Sumtton Lions Club.

7. Birmingham Army Air Base vs. Acipco. 8. Birmingham Silent vs.

Stoekham. 8. Acipco 8 1 .888 Stoekham 8 1 .883 Birmingham Air Baa 5 4 .555 Sumlton Lions Club 3 8 .333 Liberty Motor 3 8 .333 PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 8 (P) stiem 9 Ezzard Charles looked forward to--day to a possible June title match! with Joe Louis and back to a close shave against 214pound Johnny! Haynes of New York.

Charles. 179-pound had one of the narrowest escapes of his ring career last night in beating Haynes via a knockout at of the eighth furious round of their scheduled 10-rounder. Charles converted his speed and bounce into victory with a right uppercut that knocked Haynes flat on his back in the eighth. Haynes, a 6 foot 4 giant, got to one knee at eight but stayed there as he was counted out. A minute before, Haynes had been bombarding Charles across) the ring with a series of slashing rights to the head- It appeared; that Charles was on the way to defeat.

But Charles had to Much ring! know-how for that and marshaled his strength for the one blow that! won the fight. 7mm BLENDED WHISKEY. 86 proof, 70 grato neutral spirit Copr. 1949, Seheoley Distillers Corp, N. Y.

VALENTINES DAY- February 14th TO COACH BRUIN TACKLES Tom Whitley (above), former star tackle at the University of Alabama, has accepted a job ae an assistant coach on Red Sanders U. C. L. A. staff.

Sanders, who recently resigned at Vanderbilt to take the U. C. L. A. head coaching position, has selected Whitley to coach his tackles.

Whitley, a former Phillips High star, was the lightest tackle in modern Tide history. Tom Whitley To Assist Sanders In Coaching U. C. L. Eleven husky.

They alternated the start ing spot in 1947 and 1948. Whitley performed in three bowl games. He played 60 minutes as Duke beat Alabama. 29-26, in the 1945 Sugar Bowl game. (After the game Tom weighed after dressing in street clothes.

The scales read 164 pounds.) On Jan. 1. 1946. Whitley captained the Tide team which massacred Southern California. 3414, in the Rose Bowl.

He played his last New Years Day engagement as Texas defeated Alabama, 27-7, on Jan. 1, 1948. In addition to his coaching duties last year at Alabama. Whitley worked with Charley Zeanah jn broadcasting the Tide varsity games for WSGN. Whitley intends to continue his radio work during his spare time in Los Angeles.

Dixie Walker Chief Hot Stover Tonight The former pride of Flatbush, Birminghams Fred (Dixie) Walker, now a star with the Pittsburgh Pirates, will be the chief, shoveier tonight at the weekly, meeting of the' Hot Stove League. Tonight's meeting gets under way at 7:30 at Radio Station WTNB. Tom Whitley, four-time letter winner as a tackle at Alabama, has accepted an U. C. L.

A. coaching position. Whitley made the announcement here yesterday as he prepared to leave for Los Angeles. 1 Whiteley said he had accepted the tackle coaching job under Henry (Red) Sanders who recently left Vanderbilt to take the coast job. This year a freshman in the University of Alabama law school, Whitley finished his varsity playing as a Crimson Tider in the 1948 Sugar Bowl game against Texas.

Last year he was line coach of the Alabama frosh team. While playing at Alabama. Whit-j ley was the smallest tackle to perform at the Capstone in the last 25 years. His usual playing weight was 175 pounds. Despite his lack of heft, he was one of the most aggressive of all Tide linemen.

He was named All-, Southeastern tackle in 1945, his sophomore year. Frank Thomas has said of Whitley: He was one of the smartest men who ever played for me. HIS PHILLIPS High School coach, Ernie Tucker, also has a good word for his former All-State tackle. Tucker said: Tom is one of the best boys I ever coached. When he came out at Phillips he was the sorriest looking prospect I had ever seen.

By ambition and hard work, Whitley made himself a football player. He was one of the smartest athletes we ever had at Phillips. Whitley was first string left tack-j le at Alabama in 1944 and 1945. With the return of Charley Compton in 1947, he was forced to split) playing time with the Sylacauga Coach Jimmy Phelan said be probably will see most of his action as a wingback. McWilliams starred at Mississippi State iq 1944.

He returned there to star again in 1946, 1947 and 1948. BASEBALL BY FRANK McGOWAN News Sports Writer FRANK LANE, general manager of the Chicago White Sox, has completed plans for a White Sox Hall of Fame underneath the Comiskey Park grandstand, patterned on the same lines as the Baron Hall of Fame at Rickwood. Fans will pick the Sox favorites to go in the hall. The New York Yankees have signed Art Wilson, the Birmingham Black Baron shortstop for their farm club at Newark. Wilson has been right at the top among the Nagro American League hitters the last two seasons and is a demon fielder.

Burt Shotton has appointed Pewee Reese, Dodger shortstop, captain of the 1949 Brooklyn club. The honor means an extra $500 to Reese. Dolph Camilli, was the last official captain of the Bums. Ed Head, who fashioned a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946, has been named manager of the Asheville Tourists of the Piedmont League, succeeding Clay Bryant, who learned his baseball pitching for the Acipco Pipers. Bryant has moved over to Greenville of the Sally League.

Boston Red Sox Owner Tom Yawkey has arranged for Frankie Keller, Red Sox bat boy, to attend Boston University the next four years. Yawkey will foot all the bills. The New Orleans Pelicans will try something new this Summer, playing double-headers on Sunday night Instead of in the afternoon. This will be first time that games in the Southern have been played on Sunday oights. Remember Joe Nux-haU.

the 15-year-old southpaw who was with the Barons as a farmhand of the Cincinnati Reds? He will report to the Tulsa club this Spring and work under Al Vincent, Birmingham boy. skipper of the Oilers. With Al Flair on hand to play first base the Atlanta Crackers may give Chet Hajduk, last season's first sacker, a shot at the hot corner job. JOE ENGEL, head man of the Chattanooga Lookouts, has been plucking prospects from the tryout schools in Florida and has come up with what he regards as the prize of the crop in Desmond Charauber. 21-year-old shortstop who batted better than .500 for the University of Washington last, season.

Altogether the Washington Senators have signed 16 prospects out of the camps for their farm clubs. Nick ijob the Leeper, Southern op the playing Missouri that Emerson the moving has at teur its Downey, on the by and He 20 acquired the Wilks, Dickson Louis Frank on is the New replaces a Jimmie where tion. overly have Stadium With LOS Tom of star, Los The feet DIAMOND BITS From Here And There Altrock, coach of the Washington Senators, has been given the of teaching two wild men from Southern League the art of control. Altrock will work with Mason up from the Atlanta Crackers, and Dick Weik, who broke the League record for bases balls with Chattanooga in 1948. Preston Ward, first baseman for Mobile Bears last season, is basketball with Southwest State College, an outfit hung up 14 straight wins.

Dickman, who hurled for Little Rock Travelers before up to the Boston Red Sox, been named basketball coach Princeton The National Ama Baseball Federation will hold annual Winter meeting in Cincinnati Feb. 25-26, with James president of the Birmingham federation, on hand to represent the Magic City. Downey is also national governing body. Righthander Al Tefft was released the Tallassee club last Spring joined the Blackston. team.

lost his first game and then won games in a row. He has been by Newark of the International League. Pittsburgh had choice of Gene Pollet. Ted George Munger or Murry in the deal with the Si. Cardinals but Buc President McKinney grabbed Dickson Manager Bill Meyers advice.

Curt Gowdy, of Oklahoma City, new broadcasting partner of Birmingham's Mel Allen on the York Yankees broadcasts. He Russ Hodges who will do broadcast on another network. Foxx may land a job some-1 in the Cleveland organiza-, The Detroit Tigers, never fopd of Sunday twin bills, but three scheduled at Briggs for 1949. McWilliams Signs L. A.

Dons ANGELES. Feb. 8 (JP) (Shorty) McWilliams, member Armys undefeated 1945 powerhouse and also a Mississippi State will play next season for the Angeles Dons of the All-America pro conference. 185-pounder, whose five It inches belie his nickname, was signed yesterday, and For the one girl, theres just one valentine Norrig Exquisite Candies. Theyre the nicest tking you can think the valentine which says "I love you" in the very test of taste.

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