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The Knoxville Journal from Knoxville, Tennessee • 15

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Carson-Newman Officially Is Named Smoky Mountain Winner 2 a a qw a a AWiUTDC mu 'K A it Kingsport To Play In Charity Go Aecept Bid With Landon High School In Jacksonville Eagles Win Six Games Lost None Milligan 2nd Commissioner Submits Report til fi IsThe Logical Place I To Go For SUNDAY DECEMBER 3 1939 PAGE 3 SEC 2 Continued From First Sports Page FROM UP CLOSE out over the air fellows surely used their he declared 30 qw a ifi a Sis qW $4 a 3 qt-0 a a 3 qfl a a a a q0 3 qff The Orange Bowl people made good on their threat to abandon Tennessee as a prospect Instead of waiting for the Rose Bowl bid to be announced they leaped the gun yesterday and invited Georgia Tech Their original plans were to hang on in hopes of inducing the Vols to return to Miami Tulane was not the only gridiron power suffering a loss of prestige yesterday Southern California had to rush from behind in the concluding paragraph to down Washington 9-7 However the ability to come from behind is a championship We have built our business through offering the leading lines of Nationally advertised Sporting Goods merchandise that is famous for quality at lowest possible prices If you do not find it convenient to pay cash for your purchases use our Six and Ten Pay Credit Plan and distribute the payments over a period of weeks or months and PLAY WHILE YOU PAY! FREE 7x10 PICTURE OF 1939 TENNESSEE OLS With the Purchase of a Football at 98c to $8 FOOTBALL PANTS $195 HELMETS $125 and $195 SHOULDER PADS $145 $185 ORANGE AND WHITE JERSEYS with Cafego's Number $125 KINGSPORT Tenn Dec 2 Kingsport High School officials accepted an invitation today for Bobby Cifers and his mates to play the Jacksonville Fla Landon High School in a charity football game December 8 in the Florida city And so Bobby who was the high scoring high school hack last year with 235 points in 12 games will get a chance to add more points to his 145 total compiled in 10 games this season Proceeds from the game will go to the crippled hospital Local Men Bring Back Two Deer Peck Ballard and Smokey Ellison both of Knoxville returned from the Pisgah National Forest yesterday loaded down with deer The former bagged a 165-pound buck yesterday morning about 11 while Smokey knocked over a 75-pound doe Friday morning It was fourth deer and first The latter was making his first trip to the annual hunt in the Pisgah National Forest Ballard killed his buck with one shot It was' necessary to carry the animal four miles out of the forest He is a mechanic at the Model Garage Ellison operates the popular Smokey Bowling Alleys in Chilhowee Park Grantland Rice names his all-time All-America in the current issue of His mythical eleven for 1939 will be published this week On the all-time outfit he placed Fesler Ohio State and Muller California ends Henry and Fincher Georgia Tech tackles Heffelfinger Yale and Cannon Notre Dame guards Schulz Michigan center and Strong NYU Thorpe Carlisle Nevers Stanford and Grange Illinois hacks Beattie Feathers and Bobby Dodd of Tennessee received honorable The Carson-Newman Eagles were officially proclaimed champions of the Smoky Mountain Con- ference for the season of 1939 by Commissioner Lowe last night During the season Frosty team won four games tipd one and lost one The Eagles were awarded two forfeitures increasing their list of victories to six Milligan was second with the State Teachers Maryville Cumberland and Tusculum following in the order named Final standing follows: Wh Wan Tied Last Pet Carsaa Newman 4 1 11 I Milligan 4 K1H State Tehra 3 1 7 Maryville 1 1 Sail Tasealnm 5 400 Mr Lowe's reports follows: In compiling the percentages a thousand points were allowed for each game won and the same number of points were allowed for each game won by forfeiture Five hundred points were allowed for a tie Appalachian State Teachers College at Boone North Carolina sent during July of 1939 their resignation from the Conference which is now held by the Secretary-Treasurer The resignation has not been acted upon The Commissioner did not receive from Appalachian State Teachers College eligibility certificates for its football players The Commissioner Is of the opinion that Appalachian i State Teachers College Is a member of the Conference until the Conference decides whether or not the resignation will be accepted Fourteen players at King College were heretofore ruled ineligible from the beginning of the season King College wrote the Commissioner that these fourteen men included their best players King College was asked to report their games and also whether or not they had played any ineligible players This institution was asked to mail the report not later than November 29 1939 The report has not been received Other institutions report that King College plaved against them their entire team King Cbllege has sent notice to the Conference that it is seeking to withdraw and that it cannot accede to the ruling In view of the absence of a report from King College the reports of other colleges and the entire file the Commissioner is of the ooimon that King College played ineligible men against member institutions and that its games with member institutions should be forfeited Cerson-Newman College receives the benefit of a forfeiture from Appalachian State Teachers College Also Carson-Newman College receives the benefit of a forfeiture of their tied game with King College The following institutions receive forfeitures of their respective games with King College to wit: State Teacher College Maryville College Milligan College and Cumberland University Neither Appalachian State Teachers College nor King College sent in a report Lincoln Memorial University did not have a football team From the foregoing the Commissioner Is of the opinion that Carson-Newman College was represented by -the championship football team for the football season of 1939 and that the ratings of the various institutions are the order above named It is therefore ruled by the Commissioner that Carson-Newman College have counted as wins its games against Appalachian State Teachers College and King College that other member institutions have counted for them as wins the games against King College as above set forth that Carson-Newman College was represented by the cham- Lea Acton of the Ira Watson Co writes as follows from Los Angeles expect to be in California until the middle of January You can guess where be January 1 Right Pasadena and the Rose Bowl and on that day I expect to be with Forrest Watson Tom Blanton Ira Watson and the Tennessee football team This country certainly talks the Rose Bowl game and it is a settled fact out here that it will be between Southern California and the Tennessee Volunteers Of course they think the Vols have a chance but my two bucks are right with Cafego and GIFTS FOR FISHERMEN: Midshipmen Have Three Backs Who Turn The Scales GIFTS FOR GOLFERS: $199 $199 $195 $359 golf $295 $359 to $2599 $599 MODEL $495 CHAMOIS GOLF GLOVES LEATHER GOLF COVERS 3 Pr FILM RAIN INDOOR PUTTING DEVICE PIG LEATHER GOLF with tee carrier change purse SCORING ZONE PURPOSE IRONS FAMOUS PLAYER MODEL BY $750 Each Presto Johnston Is Hero As SMU Defeats TCU 14-7 CLUB PLIO JACKET KUM-BAK BELT and GOLF BAGS SPECIAL BAROMETER tells when A A to go vDaUU SHAKESPEARE TONY ACCETA TUBULAR CASTING ROD SHAKESPEARE DE LUXE CRITERION REEL GHOST LINE priced upwards from OUTING TACKLE BOX DELUXE HEDDON RIVER RUNT PLUGS assortment CO 3 for JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTORS priced upward from BLIZZARD MITTENS GIFTS FOR HUNTERS: $595 $125 EATHER $295 HOOTER $1995 HOOTER $695 MODEL 41-A REM- QA QC INGTON RIFLE V'tifU REMINGTON SMITH FULTON GUNS $2509 to $4995 $199 and up 69c WATERPROOF MATCH BOX By BILL BONI PHILADELPHIA Dec 2 Navy used 13 backs in its 40th football game with Army today pionship football team for the season of Ubut three of them were enough to of last unbeaten team must have heard the shrill pleading of Alumnus Ki Aldrich greatest of all Horned Frog linemen as he squirmed up and down the Christian bench They held fast For Texas Christian it was all Kyle i 1 1 i a sophomore gamecock with a trick knee a big heart and a passing arm He stunned the Methodists once with a 58 yard aerial blast for the TCU touchdown left the score tied 7-7 at half time and engineered the aerial business that accumulated 186 yards But Christian running was taffy for a charging SMU line that yielded only 48 yards FORT WORTH Dec 2 (JP) Sophomore Presto Johnston made a couple of stunning touchdown runs today runs badly needed for Southern Methodist to beat down Texas Christian 14-7 in a tingling battle of breaks wild passes and runs First he sprinted 73 yards with a stolen pass to get his Methodists out ahead then he went on a magnificent 21 yard fourth period jaunt through a clutching Christian team for the winning touchdown Three more times Southern Methodist moved down to the TCU goal but there the crippled shadow IRONS WILSON 1939 that the respective ratings of the various institutions are as hereinbefore listed that Carson-Newman College is entitled to such certificates mementoes or privileges as are conferred by the Conference on member institutions represented by championship teams and that this is authority for the Conference to issue such certificates or evidences of such fact 4 Southicestern Cops Dixie Grid Laurels' BIRMINGHAM Ala Dec 2 (JP) Final standings of the Dixie Football Conference: bring the Middies their 15th victory by a score of 10-0 Before a crowd of 104000 an annual number since the service schools moved their series into this tremendous arena 200 pound Cliff Lenz drove through and around an out-charged Army line to put the Sailors in position for a first period field goal Then Bob Leonard kicked that field goal from the 25-yard stripe and the same Bob Leonard booted the extra point after Dick Shafer had scored a third quarter touchdown These three claimed the share of the offensive spoils But they had to share credit for the fine work with four of their mates Ulmont Whitehead Ed Gillette Wes Gebert and Lou Mayo who transformed supposedly weak pass defense into an impassable barrier They gave Navy almost as much yardage on runbacks of intercepted aerials- as Arrhy got all day with its ground attack This was the one day and the one game that could save a sad season for' Navy and the Middies JCC Quintet Is Seeking" Engagements GIFTS FOR BADMINTON PLAYERS: $795 $250 $295 BADMINTON SETS BADMINTON RACKETS BAD MINTON SETS GIFTS FOR AMATEUR ARCHERS: HUNTING ARCHERY SET Bows Arrows Qft QJP and Targets yfaiVV ARCHERY SETS $495 UP LEMONWOOD QC Oft BOWS yJUU ARROWS QO CQ Dozen yOiwU WHEN YOU THINK OF BOATS THINK OF US NARINE SALES Inc 1701 Dial 2-8641 ANTIQUE FINISH Travel THERMOS KITS $750 A handy kit consisting of 2 quart bottles sandwich in in leatherette carryall ideal gift for the sportsman Others at $395 and $595 Real Scotch Plaid All-Wool Sports SHIRTS $495 Heavy warm wool Shirts in bright colored plaids to protect the winter sportsman and help him enjoy his favorite sports Others $395 and $800 Electric Shave-O-Lite $495 Compact unit mirror equipped with Light and razor plug A thoughtful gift will made the most of it With Lenz packing the pigskin on 10 out of 14 plays they drove 50 yards in the first quarter from their own 33 to 17 There Lenz groggy from the pounding taken from Army tacklers stumbled to the bench and Leonard came in for him The from Gainesville Texas stayed in for just one play He went back to the 25-yard line and with Whitehead holding the ball kicked it square between the uprights 35 yards away even though he was aiming from a considerable angle Came the third period and Navy started rolling again Lenz making one of the five interceptions ran the ball back 18 yards to 47 Following a punt exchange and the Middies taking th ball on their 47 again scored in eight plays The last 21 for the touchdown came on the first play of the final quarter as Shafer broke through a hole at his own right tackle cut to the right and crossed the goal line just inside the comer flag -Leonard came in made good the extra point kick and stayed in for another play before returning to the side lines Navy made eight first downs the six but five of came in the last half They were part of three Cadet advances two of which ended in pass interceptions by the alert Middie secondary and the other in a fumble on an attempted Army pass after the Cadets had put on their best drive from their 25 to 19 late in the final period MT CARMEL WINS CHICAGO Dec 2 (JP) Mt Carmel High scored two fourth period touchdowns to gab a 13 to 13 tie with Fenger High today in the annual city championship game before 75000 spectators in Soldier Field The rich calfskin in this mart Jarman ityle it hand-rubbed with a special stain that gives it a -rich and deep shade of tan come in and see how smartly it goes with the new suiting fabrics! The basketball team of the Jewish Community Center coached by Tab Sterchi is arranging its schedule for the forthcoming season Teams desiring to play the Center are' requested to get in touch with Mr Sterchi at the Athletic House or Mr' Nathan Bean Executive Director of the Center The basketball team this year promises to be quite strong the squad is rapidly rounding into shape and competition for the regular posts is keen Coach Sterchi is having difficulty in attempting at present to designate the first string lineup A number of youngsters are giving the veterans a hard tussle for the starting lineup The team trounced Kimberlain Heights in a practice game this last Tuesday by the score of 51 to 30 Lamar High Opens Cage Slate Tuesday JONESBORO Tenn Dec 2 Lamer hirh school will open the basketball season next Tuesday night with a doable header against Cbackey Principal Virgil Bible announced Coach Paul a 1 has booked a fall list of good teams and hopes to create a stir in upper East Tennessee high school circles McGregor Famous Umbrella-JAC ASK OUR "BEN THAR" BOYSI If you are in doubt about what 'will need for any sport or if you wish for information the best places to fish or hunt ask one of our boys They are experts and are glad to furnish you the correct information We Carry A Complete- Line of DRUEKE GAMES and GIFTS for Adults and Children! 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