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Johnson City Press from Johnson City, Tennessee • 9

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Thursday Morning November 1946 JOHNSON CITY TENN PRESS CHRONICLE Page Nine elsT2-0 JL ecr TSL VT yduryviRe StncilmbfVohibitS IfMyikejJous second And 1 him Periods To Win tance Of Above Army By JIMMY SMYTH i The Maryville Highlanders cannot play the Milligan Buf-i fxaloesat Roosevelt Stadium on-November 22 or 23 because1 I kihe Highlanders have a game scheduled with Tusculum at 1 STusculum oni that veek-end Coach Lombe Honaker liMaryville coachsaid last night 1 r- William Fh-jPence director of the Burley-Bowl 'could not I be reached for comment last night Honaker said "that he I whad returned an answer to a telegram he received yesterday from Pence asking if Maryville would play Milligan Hon-I Shaker said he explained in his telegram to Pence that the had a game scheduled on the week-end in question XX-' 'v Pence sent the -telegram to Maryville after Coach Ray Brown of Mulligan had contacted in Rare Good Taste! By DK LITKENHOUS The drum-beaters are calling the Notre Dame-Army battle Sat-urday-the top-drawer game of the season and the Litkenhous Differ- ence by Score System bears out their contention For the session in Yankee' Stadium will match tire No I and No i teams in the System The Irish of JTrank Leahy breezed" through the Navy and Army worked under -wraps against West Virginia with the net result that the- two reat maintained their -2 position in the standings The Soum Benders are first with 1150 power points and the Ca--dets are second with 1031 sJompleteJheh stoj8: Auo- among the cream of the grid squad Wally Georgia crew held on its third ranking by stopping" Alabama and Harry Gilmer The Bulldogs are rated at 1025 just a shade behind Earl Black Knights of the Hudson" Rice which gave Texas fits two weeks ago by upsetting the Long-horns -are still heaping coals on the head of Dana lads The- Owls pushed the Longhorns out of the'No 4 spot to take over themselves while Texas was forced down infothevacancy left by the ragtag Owls Illinois' rose from ninth to seventh' but -the Illini are still the second best Big Nine outfit System ratings since -Michigan is sixth triumph over North Carolina hoisted the Vols to eighth from tenth surprise win over Pennsylvania pushed George Quakers from eighth down the long road to No 17 Another long'drop sent Northwestern reeling from No 7 in the System to 13th point by virtue Of its rout of Michl- gsn State but the Bluegrass eleven Jsudge from 19th slot The top twenty-five: Pm Team Ratlnf Latt Week 1 Notre Dame 1 Army 3 Oeorfla A Rice Texae Michigan 7 IlllnoU Thundering' back with surprising strength the Recreation All-Stars upset a- favored Junior High Midget iootball team 12 to 0 at Roosevelt Field last night A Earlier the All-Stars had suffered a 13 to 0 defeat at the lands of the Midgets and the Recreation' boys had given advance notice that- they meant to pin the ears of the Midgets back fe last encounter The jr All-Stars struck pay dirt first in the second period when Jack McKinney passed to Richard Parker on about the 3Q-yard stripeParkecr bed 'the pigskin and raced across the goai untouched The extra point try failed but the All-Stars had marked yp a 8 to 0 lead It was a seesaw battle the remainder of the first half and at intermission the All-Stars were leading 6 to 0 The third stanza saw the All-Stars take advantage of Midgiet punt-which gavrthenV the leather deep in the terrl tory A series of runs took the ball to the Midget four where Ja-J ared pushed- across- to send the All-Stars into a comfortable 12 to 0 lead which they held throughout the remainder of the game 7 7" In the fourth period the Midgets took to the air in an effort to score against the All-Stars but the aerial offensive was halted when Midget pass was intercepted by the All-Stars deep in All-Star territory Dressing room conversation after the tough battle waa centered around which of the two teams was the The Midgets could still claim a one-point moral victory because of their 13 to 0 win earlier but the All-Stars were just as sure that they could whip the Midgets if they played again Army ahd Notre Dame highlight' this grid program but the Midget-All-Star clash was the center of attraction last night at 5 Roosevelt Field where a fairly large crowd turned out to see tM The score by periods: Junior Midgets 0 0 0 Rec All-Stars 0 6 6 The lineups: Pos All-Stars Sprinkle Tl-le Light Arnold It Carrier Cochran lg Coleman C- Greer Jenkins rg Strider Bradford Arnett Shepherd re Parker Copp qb Cloyd King Blevens rh McKinney Snodgrass Gibson Vols Work Oh Defense Against Ole Miss KNOXVILLE Tenn No 6 In their next to last home workout before the engagement with Ole Miss in Memphis the University of Tennessee Vols spent considerable time this afternoon defending against plays Coach Red Rebels are expected to em ploy Bob Neyland Vol head coach has not been satisfied with any drilLheltLin preparation for the Memphis assignment The Tennessee squad will depart tomorrow night arriving in Memphis early Friday morning The Vols will limber-up at Crump Stadium Friday afternoon rvInTlatcJr a vo rite lo Nip The Erwin" Blue Devils will- be highly favored to whip the John- -son City Hilltoppers Friday nighl at- Roosevelt Stadjum according- -to Dr differ-ence-by score ratings which put Erwin in 34th place in the state and the Hilltoppers in 68th place Kingsport In" third place will also be heavily fa-orcj to span! the Elizabethton Cyclones Friday night at Kingsport- The CycloncX' are placed lnr 53rk place in state ratings according to Dr Litkenhous 77" However the Hilltoppers have moved up in the standings Although Coach Farmer's boys are tastwlri- BigJivB--rICQnfaence-standings they have moved past' Bristol in the Litkenhous ratings Bristol dropped to 80th place while the were moving Iron 76th to 68th Farmer is giving his boys plenty of work this week In preparation for the Blue Devils who are traditionally tough for the Johnson City boys to beat Coach A Isblllis- also preppifig his grkiders for this tilt Erwm warmed up by smashing Vonore 28 to 0 last Jridav while the Hilltoppers were whipping Newport' 39 to 0 here last Wednesday ROBINSON WINS CLEVELAND Nov Sugar Ray Robinson dug himself out of the canvas after a fifth round nine-count knockdown tonight to knock out heavy hitting 'Artie Levine of Brooklyn in 2:41 of the last round of a scheduled 10-rounder tonight before 12103 fans who paid $8317198 Robinson weighed 150 Levine 1591-4 FLY TO CHICAGO VIA CINCINNATI Hickory and Charlotte Phone 5192 George Oldham Insurance 20th Century Air Lines -Trl-CIty Thone 4204 PeM tallHT prejeMe laM ipM uM Mm u( mm 1 InptM Aarf Qtm Mm ihiaiM jiMtlf Run-M teeuMH Mpi Me Urmia rn 4 aen raaf leai BaMl mfum4 ffMiilu apMm ImM lrlalpl rm4 lirwifl WI StartHIp Will a fc MaalMl mi Mr tpp -aheifara M7AI ylMx Ben Sport Shop 914 I Mala Strut rhsn 704 the Sportsmen's store Ranting sai Fliblng Sappllea aPTtaruda Motor rnn Yaa Beat LOIlDOirS Markai Oaanaraa Phana 814 Our- Answer to Stormy Weather Buff Challenge ligan College of the Smoky Mountain Conference was still in the front-running for a Burley Bowl bid Mill! schedule ends oaNo- vember Iff when thO Buffs meet Appalachian State Teachers at Elizabethton schedulf ends a week-Jater and Cblch Honaker Indicated last night thV Mary ville would hesitate to consider Burley Btfwl bid bntil the season closes Honaker said (decision to accept aBuriey Bowl bid even "Then' -would -be -to- tbs-' athletic council of the college The existence of the five-school Smoky Mountain Conference was confirmed Tuesday night Members are Milligan Emory and Henry Tuscifliim Carson-New-man and Lincoln Memorial University LMU did not field a football team this-fall As matters stood' today with possible Maryville-Milligan tilt ruled out the Burley Bowl com' mlttee was faced with either (1) issuing bid to Milligan to play -a North State Conference foe in the Burley Bowl (2) giving Maryville a non-Conference team-the bic immediately or waiting until the season closes November 22 or(3) promoting game between Milligan College and East Tennessee State College to decide the same -Issue that might have been decided by Maryvllle-Milligan- garnet Buff-Buccaneer Encounter Possible -Since next to Maryville State has the best record of any of Jthe teams in this and one loss with still a tough game to hurdle Saturday with the Emory and Henry Wasps and since Milligan seems eager to show that it is worthy of Bowl recognition by further competition to decide the issue it seems likely that either the first or the third alternative is logical In that event with Maryville unable- to- answer challenge the next day or two could see a similar challenge sent to the Buccaneers Since "the Burley committee has expressed a desire to have the best possible team in the Burley Bowl most fans in this area would heartily' agree that Milligan-State fracas would decide who should play in the Burley Bowl However this is only conjee ture because- as matters stand Milligan Smoky Mountain Conference winner has the green light on a Burley Bowl bid i The Sinai Peninsula "produces approximately-150000 metric tons of magnesium ore annually NOW SHOWING IN With TOM CONWAY BARBARA HAL RITA CORDAY JEAN BROOKS ZANE NEVADA" BOB MITCHUM ANNE JEFFREYS Dainty hrt-ihaped engraved or plain locket yellow gold-filled $720 Simulated hIrth8taBa ring (or Udtea in choice -of birth tone $93 PBeautt(ullL-fntteha4- strand of eimulata $600 Large variety fit etyleO jeweled and plain da- aign etrringt $270 up Beautiful Gold filled Identification ace-let $591 Winter Should Suddenly Strike Pla lies 1 hanks Tilt I11 Bristol -t- 4 ipafe' Jiving xThe possibility that East Ten-'nessee State College will' par--ticipate TiT a Bowl game in Bristol on Thanksgiving Day was reported last night with announcement by Coach (Gene) MacMurray of he had received a from- Tige Harris Bristol- sportsman who heads the Bowl committee Definite information was not available on the Bowl huf reports from'Dristol indicated that the -American Legion there had been-trying to schedule a Thanksgiving Day game be- tween two teams from this area" WhethOfthe American XCgTorT efforts were'connected with the Bowl idea in Bristol had pot been learned late last- night -x ThA-lAiericaa-LegionjiraA said to have- been trying to schedule Thanksgiving tilt between Emory and Henry and either High Point or Maryville Coach MacMurray said last night that no action had been taken on the and he indicated that State was not too interested in a post-season game However' with the approach of Thanksgiving it is likely that the Bristol Bowl as well as the Burley Bowl participants will be chosen within the next week Johnny Lujack Of Notre Dame Sprains Ankle SOUTH BEND Ind- Nov 8 00) Johnny Lujack" Notre sparking quarterback suffered a sprained Tight ankle today in the final Irish workout for their important game with rmy at New York Saturday Dr Joseph Caton Notre Dame T'hysician-ordered LuJack to re jnu infh-msrv nverninh main in the infirmary overnight to undergo treatment The jnkle was immediately taped and plunged into cold water to reduce the swelling' Dr Caton would make no prediction as to chances of playing Saturday The when Lujack operating in a defensive position to intercept a pass collided with Frank Kosikowskij right end from Milwaukee Wis as they ran down the field Lu-jack doubled up in pain but limped off the field later The injury was a shock to Head Coach Frank Leahy and members of his staff The accident happened shortly after Lujack whose home is Con-nellsvilie Pa and Jerry Cowhlg Dorchester Mass alternate left halfback had been named by their teammates as co-captains for the I battle against the Army Harrison Leads NorthSouth Golf PINEHURST NC" Novi 6 (AV-Dutch Harrison of Little Rock Ark stroked his way into the lead at' the halfway mark of the 45th annual North and South Open Golf Tournament today with a four-under par 08 for a total of 140 and one-stroke margin over the veteran MikeTurnesa of White Plains NY 7T Tumesa fired a 70 over the Country number two layout today to take sec ond place stroke over Ben Hogan of Hershey the premeet favorite ahd the leading money-winner Hogan had 71 yesterday and duplicated that score today Irrigation projects now under construction are expected to turn 500000 desert acres on the Sinai Peninsula Into productive election and tha ballota would be nessee 1 am deeply gratefuf and promise a continuation 6t an honest efficient and economical state administration" For "A Sporting Xmas" IM HUMPHREY'S EQUIPMENT CO- Iptrt rotpmmi 9f AH El4 804 MrkH Hd THE SPORT-CENTER ODILLIARDS SNOOKER Buffalo St Across from City 1 Bua StaUon The program footboll fom have demendedl tlarrlng the famous gridiron great Ton Harmon now re-moling footbalilitory with the lot Angelei Ramil Tom brings you each week his Footboll Forecast of garnet oil -over the nation end Infirvlewi iporlt mlit this stellar coiebnirei Credit Jeweler With A Cash Bowmim UN CREDIT JEWELER UNJ 21 Market St Thone 9-W the Barley Bowl committee and expressed a desire to meet Maryville in a game here to decide Who would play in the Burley Bowl on ThanksgivingDay November 28 Honaker when asked if Maryville would be willing to play Milligan at an earlier date explained that the Maryville schedule Tiad three games to go: Se-wanee this week-end Carson-Newrnan next week-end and Tus-yulum on Nov 22 -Thus It appeared today that Mil- NOW SHOWING A KSON NOVY SHOWING NOTHING CAUSES SO MUCH I SO MUCH EXCITE-1 As A Scandal In Paris! This a scandal avsn PAR1I mm With GEORGE SANDERS SIGNE nASSO CAROLE LANDIS Latest News snORT ruN The aier" Hippy Trspi" Csrtoon Only stop tom THE Winter Underwear Top And Overcoats SHORTAGE HERE -SC WV-Meat thorUgeg-here and-ther9Jflilto wdhfy Furham football team On the road the squad is accompanied by a couple of "mss Tetmruee Georgia Tech 10 Uouliiena State 137 00 13 Northwaatern I 14 Iowa gS 11 WlMonalA 314 11 Tulaa 4 8 17 Pennaylvanla Il li Alabama 141 18 Kentucky 883 20: Oklahoma 874 14' 18 7" 18 17 -31 I II 18 11 31 33 818 898 874 888 883 878 974 88) 888 933 838 173 21 Ohio State 33 Indians 474 488 Stronger Wasp Team To Face Dues Saturday EMORY V'a'Nov A'strong- er Emory and Henry football squad will take the field against the East Tennessee State College Buccaneers Saturday afternoon in Pulaski Va The Wasps krill br particularly strengthened by the return of Gene (Jeep) Quillen a former backfield ace St King College and Ed Goode fast-stepping halfback of Bristol of whom have been on the sidelines with injuries The Buccaneers defeated the Wasps ff to fl in a mud battle at Johnson "City earlier inthe season Coach Jack gridders will be trying hard to upset the Bucs in fracas McCord Pleased With Result Of Orderly-Voting NASHVILLE Tenn Noy 6 OP) his gratification over tha orderly election and said he would rather have lost the than won with and possible He thanked the voters for supporting him and pledged continuation of honest efficient and economical stqte -His statement follows: of the Old Volunteer State have proven they can conduct a general flection In accordance -with 'the state constitution' and" of officials It is indeed gratifying that tha election was conducted on high standards and without disorder or bloodshed contrary to the belief of some of the opposition leaders 1 would rather have lost the election than to have won with disorders and possible bloodshed I am greatly pleased with the manner in which the election was held andHt shows that the people of Tennessee have rededicated them-aelvea to tha principles of tha I was confident that the citizenehlp would have an honest Each Thursday night at 8:18 wjHi On the Prairie! one man could the famous Phan- Outlaw Gang DURANGO KID! kino sraiNo DRIVE-IN MOVIES 8tn4aTnragayW4nM4ay SUNSET IN EL DORADO THU-WI-SAT DOCKS OF NEW YORK nc TIRE company PHONE 25-J 24 HOUR SERVICE NOW SHOWING THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Courtesy Motor Co V1 't-niv wkA A 31.

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