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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER. RALEIGH. N. SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 18.

1949 Rice Owls Tabbed Team Most Likely to Succeed On Bowl Day Bowl Lineup Will Include These Games New York, Dec. is the lineup of the remaining football bowl games, with records of teams in parentheses: Dec. 26. Shrine North-South game, Miami, All-Star teams of college seniors. Dec.

31. Shrine East- game, San Francisco--Two All-Star teams of seniors. Gray. Montgomery, Ala.Two All-Star teams of college seniors. Raisin Bowl.

Fresno, Jose (Calif) (8-4-0) vs. Texas Tech (6-4). Jan. 2. Bose Bowl.

Pasadena, Calif.California (10-0-0) vs. Ohio State (6-1-2). Carolina (7-3-0) vs. Rice (9-1-0). Cotton Bowl.

Dallas, Tex -North Sugar Bowl. New Orleans-Oklahoma (10-0-0) vs. Louisiana State (8-2-0). Orange Bowl, Miami, Clara (7-2-1) vs. Kentucky (9-2-0).

Sun Bowl, El Paso, TexasGeorgetown (Washington, D. (5-4-0) vs. Texas Western (7-2-1). Cigar Bowl, 5 Tampa, (11-0-0) vs. Florida State (8-1-0).

Pineapple Bowl, Honolulu-Stan-, ford (6-3-1) vs. Hawaii (8-2-0). Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.Maryland (7-1-0) vs. Missouri (7- 3-0). Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Emory and Henry (10-0-0) Vincent, Pa.

(9-0-0). Oleander Bowl, Galveston, Texas -McMurry (Tex) (7-2-1) vs. Missouri Valley (8-2-0). Salad Bowl, Phoenix, State (Tempe) (9-2-0) vs. Xavier (Ohio) (9-1-0).

Prairie View Bowl, Preraie View, Texas Fisk (6-2-0) vs. Prairie View (7-3-0). Jan. 1. Senior, All-Star Bowl, Jacksonville, college Fla.Two teams niors.

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Make checks, money orders, payable to GATOR BOWL Inc. St. Louis Oddsmaker Rates Tar Heels 8-Point Underdog In Carroll's Book, California Rates Six-Point Edge Over Ohio State; Kentucky Favored By Three Over Broncos; Maryland, Missouri Even By GAYLE TALBOT. New York, Dec. Jess Neely's Rice Institute Owls, hustling champions of the Southwest Conference, have been chosen by James J.

Carroll, St. Louis betting commissioner, as the football team most likely to succeed in the cream of the bowl games on January 2. That is, the man from Missouri, whose odds on sporting erally are accepted as a national criterion, has decided that the Texas eleven should subdue North Carolina in the Cotton Bowl by the day's widest margin. He makes Neely's operatives eight-point favorites over the sinHeels, whereas he adjudges the, undefeated Oklahoma Sooners only seven and one-half points better than Louisiana State in their Sugar Bowl tussle. Bears Picked by Six.

Possibly the most significant of Carroll's quotations, however, is the six-point bulge he California Bears over Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. another case where a Thistion team is favored over a single-wing outfit. Evidently, word has reached St. Louis that the coast conference finally has "caught up' with the Big Ten after having taken it on the chin for three straight years at Pasadena -two years ago by 49-0. Kentucky quoted at three points over Clara in the souri and Maryland are listed allOrange Bowl.

at Miami, while Miseven in the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville and take your choice. All four employ the T-formation. It is somewhat difficult, on the record, to account for Rice's betterthan-a-touchdown favoritism over a North Carolina team which boasts two such stars as Charlie Justice and Art Weiner and which battled Notre Dame 6-6 for a half. Both Lost to LSU. The Cotton Bowl rivals played only one mutual opponent, Louisiana State, and to the Bayou Tigers-Rice by 14-7 and North Carolina by 13-7.

Nothing in that to make a bettor go overboard on the Owls. It might be that Rice's reputation has benefited that terrific showing Southern Methodist made against Notre Dame in the same Cotton Bowl two weeks ago. Rice trounced the Methodists, 41-27, earlier in the season. Also, the Institute eleven boasts carrier of its own, named Rote- -Tobin, cousin of SMU's Kyle. Oklahoma, which swept to 10 straight victories and was seriously extended only by Texas and Santa Clara, would appear to rate its State 314 point spread over Louisiana in the classic at New Orleans.

The Sooners were ranked second nationally, topped only by Notre Dame and ahead of California's Rose Bowl eleven in the final Associated Press poll for the year. How Good Are They? Only thing is, nobody knows just how good the Louisiana boys are. They lost to Kentucky and Georgia and didn't rate anywhere in the national picture right at the season's end. But they beat both Rice and North Carolina and they wound up by walloping Tulane, 21-0, in their closer. Conceivably they could supply the day's big upset.

California's six-point choice over State's Buckeyes, co-champions with Michigan of the Big Ten, is a tribute to a fine coaching job done Lyn (Pappy) Waldorf on thot Golden Bears, who reputedly are blessed with anything approaching the speed of their bowl opponents. Preseason dope indicated the Bears were of lesser stature than Southern Cal and, possibly, Stanford. Scarcely anyone gave them a real shot at the Coast title, even before injuries and ineligibilities hurt them badly at the start of the season. But they started off winning and they, never let up. They about passed sparingly, averaging only 15 tosses to the game, yet they ground out the yardage and the touch- downs.

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Manager Frank Lane of the Chicago White Sox blasted baseball's bonus rule today as a "vicious circle" so far-reaching that it might choke off the lifeblood of lower class minor league clubs. rule, he said, was a "complete and inexcusable deterrent to the proper development of talented young ball players." "It is ironical and startling to me that some of the minor league organizations are handcuffing themupholding such legislation," he added. The minor leagues last week voted down a proposal to repeal the rule with a count of 32 to 26 for its abolition. A two-thirds vote, or 39. was needed for repeal.

Since that tally, however, major league executives again voted to repeal the regulation and the minor leagues will be asked for a revote by mail. He Sees a Trend. Lane interpr ted the fact that more leagues favored repeal than wanted to retain the rule as a "trend to do away with the whole fantastic contrivance." "Slowly maybe, but surely, I think the minors are beginning to realize that self-annihilation will most certainly result if the bonus rule route continues to be followed." he said. Lane said lower class independent clubs "must remember" that under the bonus rule major league clubs can sign players for minor affiliates and then option them lower, thus playing them against independent teams who could not have signed the player in the first place without making him a bonus player. Lane said he believed his whole attack might sound like "flagwaving" for independent clubs, but that he believed "any measure which works to the detriment of any club in organized baseball works to the detriment of all organized baseball." The bonus rule has proved of no benefit to any ball club, he said, let alone to young players who found their proper development up the minor league ladder completely "blockaded." "Disregard the independent club viewpoint entirely if you like," Lane said.

"You still must call the bonus rule very unfair legislation because it retards the natural progress of a young ball player along the necessary experience levels. "Post-war baseball, predicted to reach pre-war normalcy in 1949, certainly did not, and I directly the bonus rule as the principal impediment." Riggs Ranked Year's Leading Pro Netter New York, Dec. Riggs of Chicago who deserted the courts to become a promoter is ranked No. 1 professional tennis player for this year, it was announced today by the U. S.

Professional Tennis Association. Following Riggs, who won the are pro title in 1946, 1947 and this year, Don Budge, Frank Kovacs and Welby Van Horn, in order. Rounding out the first ten are Pancho Segura, Carl Earn, John Nogrady, James Evert, Jack Cushingham and Elwood Cooke. Jack Kramer, Pancho Gonzales and Frank Parker, none of whom played in a pro tourney this year, were not ranked because of insufficient data. Snead Takes Golf Laurels Slammin' Sam Wins Vardon Trophy and Over $31,000 In Prizes Chicago, Dec.

Sam Snead made a clean sweep of honors on pro golf's 1949 tourney circuit, official Professional Golfers' Association tabulations showed today. Snead finished as top money ner of the year, with $31,593.83, and also captured the Vardon Trophy, awarded to the player with the lowest average strokes per round. He averaged 69.37 strokes over 73 rounds. It was the second time hitting a ace from White thulonE: Springs, W. won both awards.

In 1938 he captured money winning honors with $19,534.49 and had 520 points to take the trophy. Ben Hogan is the only other player to take the trophy more than once, winning it in 1940, 1941 and 1948. Snead won the PGA and Masters championships, plus the Western Dan, Washington Star, and Greensboro tournaments. He in the All-American, Reading, and Texas opens, tied for in the National Open, and finished third in the Goodall round robin, Iverness four ball, and the "World Championship." Dr. Cary Middlecoff of Memphis, National Open champion, finished second in money winnings with $24,604.57, while Johnny Palmer.

Badin, N. third with 512.42. Palmer was runner up for the Vardon trophy with an average score of 69.72. The final leaders: Winning. Earnings Sam Snead 31.593.83 Cary Middlecoff 24.604.57 Johnny Palmer 24.512.42 Lloyd Mangrum Jimmy Demaret 17.367.40 E.

J. Harrison 11.725.57 Jim Ferrier Bob Hamilton 9.819.57 Fred Haas, Jr. 9,817.49 Jim Turnesa 8.181.24 Vardon Cup. Average Sam Snead 69.37 Johnny Palmer 69.73 Mangrum 69.80 Jimmy Demaret 70.18 Henry Ransom 70.58 Tigers Schedule 9 Games For 1950 Clemson, S. Dec.

Clemson College today announced a nine-game football schedule for 1950, including intersectional contests against Missouri, Duquesne and Boston College. The Tigers played games in the season just closed, winning four, losing four and tying two. The new schedule is much the same, except that Missouri has been added in place of Rice, and sippi State, an opponent of the last two years, will not be met. There will be four home games. Clemson defeated Missouri, 24-23 in the 'Gator Bowl last New Year's Day.

The schedule: -Auburn at Auburn, Ala. RAMS SEEKING GAMES. The Raleigh Rams semipro bas- Sept. 23-Presbyterian at Clemson; 30-Missouri at Columbia, Mo. Oct.

Carolina State at Clemson; 19-South Carolina at Columbia; 28-Wake Forest at Winston-Salem, N. Nov. 4-Duquesne at Clemson; 11-Boston College at Boston; 18-Furman at Clemson; 25 ketball squad is seeking games with other semipro outfits within a 50- mile radius. Teams interested should contact C. M.

Dean, Rt. 3, Raleigh. Is Joe Louis Coming Back As Fighter? New York, Dec. 17. -(P)- What goes with Joe Louis? Does he plan to come out of retirement and fight again for the world heavyweight title? Boxing fans throughout the country--and outside the United States asking these questions.

la last Louis spring. Ever announced since his he has retirement insisted he does not plan a comeback. Why then does engage in exhibitions? Why doesn't he hang up his gloves for good? There is indication a campaign has started to get Joe back in the ring for a title scrap. Consider: Tex Sullivan, manager of Lee Oma, pulled his fighter out of a scheduled 10-round exhibition with Louis at Detroit last week. Sullivan claimed Louis had already come back and was fighting "real wars." Next Jake Mintz, manager of Ezzard Charles, the champ following Louis' announced retirement, called for a LouisCharles outdoor fight next summer to "revive the million dollar gate" and "satisfy the public and sportswriters." And only a few days ago a source close to Louis said significantly "it's only a matter of time" when asked about the possibility of a Louis comeback.

There is no doubt a Louis comeback would revive the fight game. Thousands, who pay little attention to Charles, would come out for a Louis title bout. Louis has punch and glamor; Charles does not. Some compare the current heavyweight situation to that of 20 years ago when Gene Tunney retired. There is this difference: Tunney retired, period.

He did not engage in exhibitions afterward. Perhaps the key to Louis' situation is his recent disclosure that an income tax lien of $57,000 was filed against him. Maybe he will and maybe he won't, but right now it looks as if Joe will come back-despite all his announcements to the contrary. Goldsboro Gridders Awarded Monograms Goldsboro, Dec. players and three of the varsity and junior varsity squad members received monograms recently at Goldsboro high school.

Coach Bill Causey made the a awards. Members the varsity squad included Merle Best. Hugh Shine, R. L. Gurley, Carlie Hinnant, Lovelace Bell, Kenneth Allen, Bud Davis, Worth Potter, W.

D. Gurley, Donald Percise, Jimmy Frazier, George Lynch, Arlie McCarter, James Lewis, Louis Hallow, William Bell, Bobby Watson, Junior McRoy, Sonny Gainey, Walter Culbreth, Bobby Frederick, Seymour, Head Manager Eddie Mitchell, and Assistant Managers Alvin Potts and Morris Holt. Junior monogram winners were: D. C. Daughtry, Carroll West, James Carter, Rob Miller Smith, Billy Thornton, David Reeves, Jack Bedford, Needham Jones, Andy Rich, Hervie Kornegay, Eugene Keen, Aulsa Flye, Bobby Martin, Billy Gibson, Charlie Norwood, Carl Millard, James Alexander, Bobby Anderson, William Ginn, Knox Jenkins, Bobby Keller, Richard Howard, and Manager Jimmy Potter.

Kenneth Allen and William Bell were announced as the co-captains for the 1950 season by Coach Causey. Pro Pancho Gonzales Ranked Top Amateur Netter of 1949 averaged 5.55 yards on 125 carries, and Bob Celeri, 173-pound "T' quarterback, proved himself one of the nation's most brilliant opera- tives. Two Mutual Foes. A comparison of scores against two mutual opponents, Southern Cal and Wisconsin, offers no real clue to the relative strength of the Bears and Buckeyes. California rallied to beat USC 16-10; Ohio State tied the Trojans, 13-13.

California walloped Wisconsin, 35-20; Ohio State trounced the same Badgers, 21-0. In making Kentucky's Wildcats even a three-point choice, over Santa Clara's Broncos, Carroll must have consulted a genuine oracle, for there is no real means of comparing the Orange Bowl rivals. They come from a long way apart and know each other only vaguely through have exchanged in recent Weekhey Kentucky rates the nod on the strength over Louisipossibly, ana State and Georgia. Santa Clara's top efforts were its 7-7 tie with Stanford and the 21-28 scare it gave Oklahoma in the Sooners' own backyard. Unless the commissioner knows something, which Missouri doesn't would show appear in to rate a little better than even against Maryland in the Gator Bowl.

True, Tigers from the Midwest dropped three decisions while Maryland lost only once, but their schedules scarcely compared. Tigers Met Tough Foes. Missouri's losses were to three such regional powers as Ohio State, Southern Methodist and Oklahoma -two of them contenders in major bowl games. Ohio State downed the Tigers only 35-34, Southern Methodist by 28-27. That's close going.

Maryland, on the other hand, met only one opponent of real national caliber, Michigan State, and bowed to the Spartans, 14-7. One of the Terps' best wins was their 33-7 trouncing of Georgetown, which plays Texas Western in the Sun Bowl at El Paso, also on Jan. 2. The first of a rash of major bowl games is scheduled Dec. ami, game between the two Shrine picked North teams South college seniors.

The Shrine EastWest game, one of the oldest of the post-season classics. will be played Dec. 31 in San Francisco. Arnold Galiffa, All-America quarterback on Army's undefeated team, is a member of the East squad. Also scheduled the last day of the year are the annual BlueGray game at Montgomery, involving college seniors, and the Raisin Bowl at Fresno, between San Jose and Texas Tech.

Jan. 2, the "big" day, also will pit Stanford against Hawaii at Honolulu in the Pineapple Bowl; Wofford against Florida State at Tampa in the Cigar Bowl; McMurry (Tex.) against Missouri Valley at Galveston in the Oleander Bowl; Emory and Henry against St. Vincent (Pa.) at Orlando, in the Tangerine Bowl, and Arizona State (Tempe) against Xavier at Phoenix in the Salad Bowl. The whole bowl business will be climaxed on Jan. 7 at Jacksonville, when two crack teams of college stars meet in the Senior Bowl.

That is the one in which those two chronic All-Americas, Doak Walker of Southern Methodist and Charlie Justice of North Carolina, will match their talents for the first time. It promises action. Officials Named For Sugar Bowl New Orleans, Dec. Frank V. Schaub, president of the Mid-Winter Sports Association, today announced officials for the 16th annual Sugar Bowl football classic to be played Jan.

2 between Oklahoma and Louisiana State University. Alvin Bell of Vanderbilt will be referee; Umpire will be M. G. Volz, Nebraska; Frank Waddey, Georgia Tech, head linesman; Mike Oberhelman, Kansas State, field judge; and R. E.

Worrall, Sewanee, clock operator. The officials were selected by Executive Secretary Reeves Peters of the Missouri Valley Athletic Association, and Bernie Moore, Southeastern Conference commissioner. It will be Bell's fourth appearance in the Sugar Bowl. He refereed the Santa Clara Louisiana State, Georgia-North Carolina, and TexasAlabama games. Tidwell, Gain Named SEC': Most Valuable Atlanta, Dec.

17. (U.P.) Travis Tidwell of Auburn and Bob Gain of Kentucky today were named the most valuable Southeastern Conference back and linemen by the Atlanta Touchdown Club. President G. M. (Pup) Phillips said the players would receive awards at the annual jamboree here, Jan.

6-7. Tidwell, a 24-year-older from Birmingham, ranked third in total offense in the SEC. Gain, a 20-year-old junior from Weirton, W. was both an offensive and defensive star for Kentucky. Johnny Mize and Enos Slaughter, who finished among the top ten National League batters in 1939, still were active last season.

Doak Can't Play San Francisco, Dec. Walker, Southern Methdist's All-America football star, will not play for the West in the Shrine's East-West football classic here Dec. 31. The Shrine committee said charley horse resulted in a calcium deposit in the athlete's knee and his doctor advised against playing. The injury kept Walker out of the SMU-Notre Dame contest.

Walker will be replaced on the West squad by Dick Gray, Orecon State halfback. New York, Dec. (Pancho) Gonzales, who turned professional two weeks after winning the national singles title last September, today headed the men's 1949 amateur rankings which the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association's ranking committee will submit for approval in New York, Jan.

21. According to USLTA regulations, no player may be ranked if he turned professional before Oct. 15. However, the committee made, an exception for Gonzales and said it will introduce a resolution at the January meeting which, if adopted, will permit listing of whose amateur record justifies a ranking even though he became a pro before Oct. 15.

The young Los Angeles player was placed first chiefly because of his two singles triumphs in America's successful Davis Cup defense against and his victory over in the longest match in the history of the national singles finals. If the committee's resolution is not approved, Gonzales will be dropped from the singles and doubles listing and every player or pair ranked behind will advance a place. Schroeder Second. Schroeder, the La Crescenta, star who won the 1949 Wimbledon title but lost the U. S.

singles crown to Gonzales, was ranked second. If the ranking is approved, it will be second straight year that Gonzales and Schroeder finis ished 1-2. William Talbert of New York. who ranked fourth last year, was listed third, while Frank Parker of Los Angeles was dropped from third to fourth. Parker also turned professional this year did not sign to play for Bobby Riggs' troupe until October 16.

Gardnar Mulloy of Miami, who was eighth in 1948, was listed fifth, Art Larsen of San Leandro, made a larger jump, moving up from 12th to sixth, replacing Cochell of San Francisco, who slipped to seventh. Sam Match of Los Angeles also bettered his 1948 standing, advancing from 11th to eighth, while Ed Moylan of Trenton, jumped from 13th to ninth. Herb' Flam of Beverly Hills, was ninth last year, completed the first 10. Two Quake Gridders Receive Top Honors Goldsboro, Dec. Davis, tackle on 1949 Goldsboro High School football team was awarded the Paramount Theater Sportsmanship award at an athletic assembly held in the high school.

On the same program, Junior McRoy was named the most valuable member of the team for the second straight year and received the trophy presented annually by the Loyal Order 01 Moose. Both awards were presented by the Rev. George Stierwald, rector of Stephen's Episcopal Church. Davis was the 13th winner of the award which was first presented in 1937 and been given each year to the member of the team who has been selected by his teammates as the one who has shown the greatest degree of sportsmanship, both on and oft the field throughout the season. McRoy has been a standout performer for the Quakes for three years.

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