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The 'lemon (Okla) Transcript' Tues Dec3 1937 Auburn Is Voted Football Champ Soonrs last Hog In- Oening Contest The Transcribe Quicker Mack Baer Nominated Sticky Defense (7) xsfic) For Hard Luck Feature Victory Ndroget 1 By ED WILES The Associated Press Unbeaten untied Auburn a latecomer among college football powers ruled as the national champion today with a fat bulge over Ohio State and Michigan State in the final Associated Press poll of the season Auburn will be the first national champion to receive the Associated Press Trophy put into competition this season as a successor to the Father Hugh O'Donnell Memorial trophy that was retired by Oklahoma last fall 4l (1' tL 1 $NtS '6'1'4 174t '''''''''T e'N I 10 t'' 11 i 1 I 7 -i i It 7 i r-'4- i A '4 i 'kiln i i 14i i 150 1 40- 1 1 1 A 04 i I' 1 I '''34 i I' I i 4 Latfik has been No 1 all the year Ohio State Coach Woody Hayes said the same of his Buckeyes Michigan State Coach Duffy Daugherty making it understood he would vote for his Spartans against any team in the country acknowledged that both Auburn and Ohio State "proved their right to gieit recognition" "If we couldn't be higher there certainly are two great teams up there I naturally lean toward Ohio State" Daugherty added The top 10 with first-place voles in parentheses: 1 Auburn (210) 3123 2 Ohio State (71) -2646 3 'Michigan State (30) 2550 4 Oklahoma (22) -2182 5 Navy (6) 1915 6 Iowa (7) 1569 7 Mississippi (3) --1316 8 Rice 1186 9 Texas 10 Notre Dame -608 Texas 409 12 Arizona State (10) 13 Tennessee 14 Missippi State 15 NC State 16 Duke 101 17 Florida 18 Army 19 Wisconsin 20 NMI (1) TWO FOR Tommy Rankin (left) and Larry Grisham (right) ore too late to stop Oklahoma's Don Schwa II (40) on this first-half jump shot Starting in for the boards behind Schwa II is Bruce Medley (50) (Transcript Photo) The Tigers only once before ranked among the final top 10 pulled in 210 first-place votes and an overpowering total of 3123 points in the balloting by 360 sports writers and broadcasters Voting Heavy Auburn drew the highest number of first-place votes collected since Oklahoma pulled in a retord 218 in the final 1955 poll The Sooners finished fourth this season Auburn the Southeastern Conference champion is barred from bowl play by NCAA action The Tigers (10-0) made the top in the next-to-last weekly poll of the season taking over from Ohio in turn had replaced Michigan State Ohio State and Michigan State both with 8-1 records finished some 500 points behind Auburn in voting based on 10 points for first 9 for second 8 for third etc The Buckeyes Big Ten champions and Rose Bowl representatives collected 71 first-place votes and 2646 points Rest Named Michigan State had 30 first place votes and 2550 points Oklahoma (9-1) picked up 22 first-place votes and 2182 points The rest of the top 10 were Navy Iowa Mississippi Rice Texas and Notre Dame Arizona State (10-0) the only other major unbeaten unted team at season's close finished 12th While Coach Shug Jordan told yelling dancing students who staged rip-snorting celebration at news of the championship that "as far as I'm concerned Auburn Noor By JACK BICKHAM Pondering this and thatwhile wondering whatever happened to Oklahoma State Easily qualified as the hard-luck guy on the Sooner football team this year is Gary Baer 180-pound speedster from Salina Kan A sophomore Baer injured his knee in two-a-day practices this fall and missed almost all the vital double workouts which are doubly necessary for a newcomer trying to absorb the OU system and make a place for himself on the varsity roster Baer got back into action in time to shine In one preseason scrimmage'whon his speed let him catch a fellow track man halfback Johnny Fellow from behind on a long run But he had missed too much to be any big factor in OU planning Still he stuck with it But In the week before the Notre Dame game he reinjured the kg and finally had to undergo surgery for removal of torn cartilage last week But he was on the sidelines on crutches for the OSU game Saturday and says firmly he'll be back next season He'll get to make the trip to the Orange Bowl along with every member of the varsity squad Those not picked for the traveling team will get a free ride down for the fun and to watch the game Two weeks ago a lot was made of the fact that OU Equipment Manager Jack Baer took mud cleats long underwear and foul weather gear to Lincoln for the Nebraska game But all this stuff is standard equipment for any game no matter what's expected "You have to take everything" Baer explains "You can't take any chances on getting away from home and having the weather change without your being fully prepared for it" Norman high's Chet Bryan sometinies criticized for his demanding attitude toward his players but always rated one of the best basketball-baselmil coaches In the state has some additional proof that his systein doesn't hurt anyone Tommy Feuerborn a former Tiger who played under Bryan is now with the Army in Korea He's gotten homesick and maybe a trifle disgusted lately but he wrote his mother Mrs William Feuer-born 215 Dale St: "I learned a long time ago from a game called football and a man named Chet Bryan that if you like the team you're playing with and like the game you stick it out and give it all you've got" OU's Doyle Parrackcontinues to make friends for himself and the University around the state A fan in Lawton said the other day 'I watched the coaches from state colleges during the regional basketball tournament here last year Parrack was the only one who was here and in his seat for all the games While the others were out talking it over at the nearest pub Parrack was watching every minute of action talking to people who knew the kids and missing nothing Ile can't help but produce a winner working like that" fl Ii 00 Basketball Season Begins Upsets Start at Same Time By JACK BICKHAM The University of Oklahoma faster on offense tougher on defense surprisingly placid under the boards and shooting poorly took a scrappy Arkansas quintet In stride here Monday night by a score of 64-52 Although they could hit but 297 per cent from the field the Sooners held 15-20-point leads through much of the second half and finished with a second team in action Forward Don Schwa II paced all scorers with 17 points 13 of them in the first half But the OU balance was among the bright spots as Joe King Gene Hudson and Dennis Price each tallied 12 Bruce Medley Coach Doyle Parrack's sixth man scored 7 The only starter to fall short of expectations was center Bob Stoermer who tallied but two points But Stoermer was usually in the middle of Arkansas' collapsing zone defense and got few opportunitieS Ball Moved Well The Sooners moved the ball around the 'zone well and got plenty of fine inclose shots It they had been hitting at even an average clip they could have chased the Porkers clear out of the field house The Porkers on the other hand had a rough time getting within 20 feet of the Sooner goal as Parrack's man-for-man defense looked excellent Led by Price and Medley OU scored 11 interceptions and cashed most of the steals on a crowd-pleasing fast break: Oklahoma showed just about 1 everything but the expected rebounding and shooting ability From the field they simply were cold missing many opportunities after good passing had moved the ball within point-blank range Out-rebounded 52-43 they looked erratic in this department one of their stronger features a season ago 1496 0 elLe'' -) tilt 1 Could You Replace Your Present Home? if it is destroyed? You could rebuild only half of it wilts the money the house originolly cost Let us recheck your insurance values today Gonzaga The 280-pound giant scored 13 points in his American debut as Gonzaga ripped the College of Idaho 71-37 The San Francisco Dons national champs two years ago beat Chico State 74-31 and Stanford defeated College of Pacific 77-61 in other West Coast games Chamberlain had 13 field goals and 4 of 8 from the free throw line as the Jayhawks took an 8-6 lead atter seven minutes and were headed 03-56 Purdue beat Miami of Ohio 79-66 and Illinois whipped Marquette 100-90 Kentucky ranked third last sea-sop had to rally in the final two minutes to outlast Duke 78-74 while Vanderbilt and Oklahoma City two more of last year's elite had less trouble in their openers Vanderbilt walloped Sewanee 91-53 and Oklahoma City defeated Houston 85-75 Jean Claude Lefebvre a 7-foot WA Frenchman was unveiled by RAMBO 113 Peters if 44477 By BEN OLAN The Associated Press The 19574958 college basketball season is only one day old today and already two of the mighty teams have fallen and Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain has indicated he's retained his amazing scoring touch 1 Chamberlain who averaged 295 points a game as a sophomore last year dropped in 30 points last night as Kansas opened with a 63-56 victory over Oklahoma' State The Jayhawks' success was expected Unexpected developments however were Southern Methodist's 66-51 setback by Minnesota and Louisville's 92-82 loss to Evansville was ranked fourth and' Louisville sixth last season Indiana figured to have a good chance for the Big Ten champion ship also suffered a surprising re' versal losing 76-68 to Ohio University of the Mid-American Conference Other Big Ten teqms came through handsomely Michigan State got 30 points from John Green and tripped 'Butler 74-55 Northwestern rode over Western Michigan 97-78 Wisconsin finished strong to defeat South Dakota 440Ar 1 When the Big Red ran the sideline play against Nebraska two weeks ago it was an indirect compliment to the coaching staff at Cameron Slate College Cameron used the play for consistent gains all season breaking It for a long gain that helped beat Compton State of California this year Coach Bud Wilkinson gave Aide Eddie Crowder the creedit for picking the play up and Assistant Gene Ca lame noted recently that the Sooners weren't the only ones to copy it "The week after Cameron used it on the mast" Ca lam said the play was used by 39 California high schools" Whether the new "Oklahoma Spread" will be as widely copied remains to be seen but the stuff used on OSU isn't jut a single surprise gambit It's a new kind of attack with worlds of possibilities and might be picked up and exploited all over the place Gordon and Don Masters former Norman High cage stars are back at the old stand with the OBU quintet this season Gordon will start and "Speedy" who lettered as a freshman last year will again see considerable action Although some writers think Oklahoma's new basketball team could surprise In the Big Eight the powers that be don't seem to agree The brackets for the conference tourney In Kansas City send the Sooners against Kansas the first thing with Colorado Iowa State in the bottom of the pairings and Kansas State meeting Missouri and Nebraska facing Princeton in the lower bracket It looks like they expect Kansas and Kansas State to be in the finals which goes according to form But the way OU defenses Wilt Chamberlain It could be 'KU in the loser's bracket after one game Famous last words dept: Utter Oklahoma missed its first extra point try Saturday against Oklahoma State) Boy! They'll regret that point before this is overt" 1 1 Buffs Tripped By Old Rival Break Helps Had they been hitthig normally however the rebounding difference probably would have been noticed less They controlled the'liall well and shot faster than a year ago as a rule because they worked the ball in with more finesse Their fast break on interceptions proved new speed that will furnish an invaluable change-of-pace over the long campaign Part of Arkansas' poor shooting average 28 per cent can be traced to the OIT man-for-man which proved sticky quick and able to press more than a year ago Both teams were decidedly cold at the free throw line OU hitting 20 of 34 and 586 and Arkansas dropping 10 of 18 for 556 Last year's Sooner edition had dropped a 59-55 decision to much the same Porker ball club Schwan Leads Schwall led the attack in the first half hitting six fielders and I a charity The Sooners trailed 0-1 then took the lead on King's follow shot and never again trailed They blew the game open near the half on two interceptions by Price one by Schwall and one by Medley each of which was followed by a lightning-like fast break and crip shot The Sooners used the same technique in the second portion playing fairly deliberately for a time then turning on the pressure for interceptions and fast breaks that broke the lead to 21 points 62-41 and 64 a before Parrack sent in his second five A crowd of 3000 saw the 17-' re71rl--rvl-r-1-- toKrkr-----11)- 4t- -7 F'' i i i- f' ivlsii0 4t '''-'5! 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