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a 10 THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1940. Chicago Clubs Get Harmon and Kimbrough in Pro League Draft SHARP MR. HALAS OUTSMARTS BOYS Harmon Says He Won't Join Pros. but Bears' Boss Is Willing to Wait By GEORGE KIRKSEY.

Washington, Dec. (U.P) -The Chicago Bears, mightiest team in professional football, today practically clamped a stranglehold on the title for another year. At the national football league's draft meeting of college seniors, the Bears selected Michigan's Tommy Harmon and a bevy of All-Americans to add to their already-awesome collection of gridiron behemoths. Out of the first 10 players picked, the Bears landed three-Harmon, Fullback Standlee of Stanford, and Quarterback, Don Scott of Ohio State. Halas, shrewd owner-coach of the Bears, accomplished this feat by rare maneuvering.

Months ago he traded players he didn't want to the Philadelphia and 1 Pittsburgh clubs in order to get their choices at today's meeting. The draft operates in reverse order th final percentage--the club with the lowest percentage gets first choice, and so on. Thus Philadelphia got first pick and took Harmon, the Midwest's greatest player since Red Grange, at Halas' direction. But it appeared likely that Chicago would have to forego Harmon's servThe shifty Michigan back icefed League President Carl Storck: "Please remove my name from the draft list as I do not intend to play professional football." Storck turned the telegram over to Halas without comment. Halas remarked only no plans to get in touch with Harmon about with the Bears until after playing the Michigan star graduates.

"Cardinals Get Kimbrough. Only the flip of a coin stood between the Bears and John Kimbrough, Texas Aggies' 225-pound fullback. The Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh, Steelers tied in percentage, and flipped for second pick. The Cards won, and took Kimbrough. If Pittsburgh had won, the Bears would have landed both Harmon and Kimbrough, the two most highly touted backs the year.

On third pick Pittsburgh took Standlee, Stanford's great fullback who has had a year's schooling in the Bears' T-formation, he in turn was passed on to the Bears. When the Bears' turn came, ninth on the list, they took Scott, Ohio State's big quarterback. The moans and groans of the other club-owners were something requiring soft and low music. They knew they were outslicked by Halas, but couldn't do anything about it. Their only consolation was that it can never happen again.

Last night the club-owners. passed rules preventing any club from pulling another nifty like Halas did. Among the other stalwarts landed by the Bears were Charlie O'Rourke, Boston College's 158-pound passing and running Fred Hartman, Rice's giant tackle; Allan Matuza, Georgetown's powerful center, and Dave Rankin, Purdue end hailed as the Big Ten's greatest since Wesley Fesler. No other team's list could compare with that of the Bears, who already dominate the league as no club has done since the playoffs were instituted in 1933. West was toss-up whether the Chicago the second most impressive of Cardinals or New Giants, got players.

Cardinals Draw Foxx. The Cardinals landed Kimbrough; Paul Christman, Missouri's great passer; Bob Foxx, Tennessee's ace back: John Clement, back, and Ray Apolskis, Marquette center. The Giants' prize acquisitions were George Franck, Minnesota's AllAmerican back; Francis Reagon, Penn's triple-threat star; Lou DeFilippo, tough Fordham center, Walter Matuszczak, Cornell's blocking back. Although many of the players drafted at today's session have announced their intention of remainit out of professional football, some of the stars of other years who voiced similar decisions later succumbed to the lucrative pro offers. PLAY AT ELON.

Elon College's basketball team will meet the Greensboro Y. quint at Elon tonight. Starting time is 8 o'clock. Settled Washington, Dec. apsettled that Earl pareally, now chief sistant coach at Yale University, will be the coach of the Pittsburgh team of the National Professional League next season.

Neale attended today's draft meeting of the league, and he sat in with the Pittsburgh representatives. It was Neale who handled the selections for Pittsburgh. BIG FIVE PLAYERS CHOSEN IN DRAFT It's the Draft of National Pro Grid Loop; Bears F.ok Lalanne Washington, Dec. LaUniversity North Carolina quarterback, was among the players selected by the Chicago in today's colchampion, seniors by the National Football League. Lalanne was the 12th among the 20 players taken by the Bears.

Duke University enthusiasts will be interested in knowing that the Washington Redskins picked Al Kreuger. Southern California end, as their No. 5 man. It was Kreuger who caught four passes in in the Trojan's advance to a lastminute touchdown in the Rose Bowl came with Duke in 1939. Doyle Nave flipped 'em.

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Arthur Jones, Richmond University back who starred in his team's upset 14-13 win over North Carolina this season. Gates Kimball, university of North Carolina tackle, was picked by the Chicago Cardinals. Three players North Carolina's collegiate Big Five- Jim Ringgold, Wake Forest Paul Severin, North Carolina and Wesbacha, ley picked McAfee. the Duke Pittsburgh back, Steelers. were Two Wake Forest stars- Tony lovich, back and John Pendergast.

center -were chosen by the Cleveland Rams. John Jett, Wake Forest end. was picked by the Detroit Lions, who also drafted Jasper Davis, Duke fullback. a check showed the Bears had seWhen the draft, came to an end, lected 24 players. The constitution permits each club a maximum of 20.

So, a reshuffle was called for-and Owner George Halas of the Bears had to give up his last four choices. Bears thus lost draft rights to Winterson, tackle; Jack Odle, Texas Christian quarterback; Hunter Corbern, Mississippi State guard; Dave Buck, Colgate tackle. HEAFNER, DEMARET TOP MIAMI OPEN PRACTICE Miami, Dec. Clayton Heafner of Linville, N. and Jimmy Demaret of Houston posted sizzling 67s here today over the Miami Springs course in tuning up for the $10,000 Miami Open Golf tournament, which will begin on Thursday.

Demaret, one of the year's leading money-winners and a strong favorite to stop Defending Champion Sammy Snead's bid for a third Miami title, toured the course in 35-32--67, three under par. Heafner was out in 34 and back in 33. Other practice scores posted were 68s by Ed Oliver, Vic Ghezzi, and Martin Pose of Buenos Aires; and 70s by Frank Walsh and Jimmy Thompson. mento bureau Corcoran, manager, P. G.

A. said tourna- today the entry list would reach 200, with first-prize money of $2,500. The meeting of the minor leagues of baseball in Atlanta was the 39th annual affair. MARBLE ELECTED QUEEN OF SPORTS There's 'No Contest' in Poll to Select Outstanding Woman Athlete New York, Dec. Marble just runs away with honors.

She completely dominated the field in 1939 in winning the Wimbledon and United States tennis titles, was even more in command this year in repeating in the U. S. Nationals at Forest Hills, and today she came through with a landslide of votes to be ranked as the nation's "No. 1 woman athlete" for the second straight year. Of the 72 sports experts throughout the country participating in the Associated Press' annual poll, 65 ranked the blond court champion No.

The others placed her either second or third. She drew a total of 216 points--the largest vote for a woman athlete in the ten years of the poll. Miss Marble's victory gave tennis the No. 1 spot for the fourth time. Helen Jacobs won in 1933, and Helen Wills Roark in 1935.

Second place in the 1940 poll went to the U. S. golf champion, Betty Jameson of San Antonio, who compiled four firsts and 89 points. Patty Berg, Minneapolis golf star who also turned pro this year and who was 1938's No. 1 athlete, had to be content with one first and.

23 points. Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Western Open winner, was next, with two firsts and 15 points. Babe led the national poll in 1936, when she starred in the Olympic Games. Swimming, the only other sport in which a representative polled more than three votes, was topped by Marjorie Gestring. Without a first place, the West Coast diving champion received points, third in the standings.

Lorraine Fisher, New York breaststroke champion, was creditwith nine votes, and Katherine Rawls Thompson, the 1937 poll winwith four. Neither had a first place. GREENVILLE TEACHERS ROUT CHOWAN'S GAELS Greenville, Dec. Carolina Teachers College breezed a 60-16 victory over Chowan College in an exhibition basketball game here tonight. The Pirates led at half-time, 24-6.

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T. Forwards--Simpson 5, Watson 4. Peterson 10, J. Young 2. Green, Harris; centers--Mann 2, Roberts 10, Roper guards--Dempsey 9, Brown 2.

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