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Longhorns Stampede To Cop High Scoring DueUO-27 By HAROLD V. RATLIFF Associated Press Editor DALLAS, Jan. won the wildest offensive game in Cotton Bowl history today, boating gallant Missouri 40-27 in a battle that found the Longhorns and a crowd of 46,000 groggy at the finish. It was the greatest of points ever scored in ten years of Cotton Bowl battling, erasing the record of 50 set in 1942 when Alabama beat Texas A. and 2D-21, Long Scoring Drives Texas staged touchdown drives of 75, 60, 69, 74, 80 and 60 yards find Missouri rolled 80, 62, 93 and 80 for its scores In one of tho mightiest exhibitions of offensive lino play this stadium has ever witnessed.

There Just wasn't any defense as both teams shot the works. Texas gained 466 yards rushing and passing and Missouri made 514. Tho Longhorns counted 10 first clowns and the Tigers 22. In passing Texas completed the amazing total of 13 out of 14. tries for 264 yards, Missouri Backs Good Bob Hopkins, 175-pound Missouri halfback, led the ground- gainers with 125 yards with the 139-po'tnd Leonard Brown gaining 121, while Ralph Ellsworth racked up 82 as Texas' leading carrier, Touchdowns came so rapidly the crowd had a hard time keeping up with them.

Texas drew first blood on a 48-yard pass play from Bobby Layno to Bill Baumgardner with Layno converting but Missouri in four plays tied tho score. This touchdown also camo on a mighty pass play with Bill Della- statlous pitching to Roland Onkes. It ate up C5 yards. Jim Keweris, giant Missouri tackle, converted. Texas took the lead lato in tho first period with a 60-yard drive, climaxed by Lane's plunge over from tho Tiger one-yard line.

Again Layno kicked tho extra point, Missouri came roaring back to tic it up again midway of the second period, hammering from its 38 down to the three-yard stripe where Dellastntious blasted over, Kfikerls kicked tho extra point. Texts Leads Again But it wasn't long until Texas hud gone out In front time to titny. With 69-ytircl surge tho Longhorntt whipped to touchdown with Lnyno shredding tho lino from tho ono-foot wlrlpo for tho score. Ltiyno added his third extra point. Texas drew farther ahead early in the third quarter with a 15 yard pass from Layno to Baum gardner but this time Layne's try for conversion was low.

Missouri matched the touchdown early In tho fourth when Howard Bonnott sped through left guard for 21 yards to pay-off a 03-yard surge, Kokoris booted the cxtrn polnti But Texas took the kick-off and romped 80 yards for another touchdown, this one coming on a 49-yard pas spiny, Ellsworth pitched to Layno on tho Missouri 15 and tho Tcxns stnr jaunted to the score. Billy Andrews tried to pass for the conversion but it was wild. Missouri took the kick-off on its 20 and rolled easily to a touchdown with Hopkins scoring from tho one-foot lino, Kokcris' try for point blocked, Scores Again Texas got tho final touchdown with ft few mlnutoN to go as Ellsworth interfiled to Layno on the Missouri throe and Lnyno stopped across. Lnync kicked the extra point. Lay no's great passing was what really broke Missouri's heart, The Texas fullback threw 12 and completed 11 for 158 yards.

Adding 13 yards on the ground and the Langhorn star made 171 yards for tho day. Ellsworth and Ransom Jackson had a pen'cct afternoon at paslng, Ellsworth throwing ono for 40 yards and Jackson ono for 50. Missouri, put up a much better gamo than expected. Texas entered the contest favored in tho betting by Hi points and picked by critics to win all the way from UO to 33. But the formation of the Tigers roared through the Texas lino virtually at will and had the show-me boys been able to match Texas in the air, might have edged through with a victory.

The Bengals were still fighting 0 uestion Don Rumley Star Of Lobo Victory EL PASO, Jan. 1 Don Rumley, 19-year-old Navy reservist from Princeton, 111., led New Mexico university to a 3424 victory today over Denver university in the Sun Bowl. The 180-pound halfback passed for three touchdowns and made another himself in tho highest scoring game in the 11 years of this New Year's day football event. A crowd of 15,000 was on its feet throughout a 28-polnt fourth period in which New Mexico came from behind with three touchdowns to capture its first Sun Bowl victory in three attempts. Denver, Big Seven champion and to the last, scored its final touchdown with less than two minutes to go, The galloping Greek, John Karamigios, scored his second of the day then with a 35-yard dash down the A 63-yard dash with 'an intercepted Denver pass sent Fullback Rudy Krall over with New Mexico's first score in the second.

Krall and Rurnley engineered a 70-yard drive to set up the next score which Rumley Then after a scoreless New Mexico third, Rumley whipped out two aerials for touchdowns to Sub-End Bill Moser and a third to Quarterback Lavon McDonald. Center Fred Doar kicked four New Mexico extra points. Denver Backs Karamigios and Johnny Adams and Left Tackle George Miller made Denver's scores. In the first, Denver, marched 59 yards for a score with Karamigios alternating ball carrying with Bob Hazel hurst, and going over 21 yards for the marker. Miller booted a field goal late in the period after Wayne Flanagan, end, recovered a New Mexico and U.

was held on the two. A 70-yard drive in the third was paced by Ha7.clhu.rst and Adams, tho latter going over on plunge. KimmiJglofl completed tho D. U. score with his last period dash, Millet' made; good all three of his kicks for extra points.

Westerners' 1962 Tackles Ready To Start Grid Drills It is against the Interscholastic League rules to practice other than during the regular season, or during the 30 calendar days allotted to spring training, but Coach Dixie White admits' has been breaking the rules. The coach the Lubbock Westerners signed a new tackle at 8:30 o'clock Sunday night, and tabbed him Kenneth Eugene, Today, the coach admits that Kenneth Eugene has teamed with big brother, Milton Berl, who will be two in March, and aro out for the tackle posts on the Lubbock 1962, The second son born to Mr. and Mrs, Dlxlo White hnd Coach White combatting tho cigar short- ago, but ho was handing them out last night at tho Lubbock Westerner basketball game, Mother and son are reported doing nicely. Tahoka Cagers Lose Three Holiday Tilts TAHOKA, Jan. 1 (Special) Basketball clubs from Post and O'Donneil blanked the Tahoka Bulldogs here tonight before a good holiday crowd, the O'Don- neil boys winning in an overtime session, 21 to 14, after the Post girls A team won 37 to 19 and the Post girls team by an 18 to 8 margin.

The boys game was a fast and rough battle, with the two teams playing on oven terms through the regulation time, ending in a 14-14 deadlock. In the overtime session, O'Donneil poured in seven points, while blanking the Bulldogs, Clark paced the visitors, pouring in 14 points for scoring honors, McNcely led the Tahoka five with five points. Cowdrey paced the Post A team to the victory in the second girls game, getting 15 points, while Wyatt led Tan-oka with ten. In the opener, Stewart paced the Post girls with ten points; and Smith led Tahoka with.six. What low'piiotd oat can with a luxuriously comfortabU, built-in, convertible clou- that turns oar into aamp (or iouriits and nswer The new Naih advanced low- piiond cax in America! Massey Motor Co.

Authorised Strvict 1402 Tel, for a scoro nt Iho finish, surging from their 35 down to the Longhorn 22 with less than a minute to go, But here passes failed Texas tool: over and held the ball until time ran out. All-American Hubert Bechtol from Lubbock won ihe lop line star for Texas, hii pats-receiving wizardry setting up several scores and his vicious tackling halting Tiger surges. The mountainous Kekeris was ihe standout of the Missouri forward wall. "Buy A Victory Bond TODAY." Georgia Thumps Tulsa, 20 To 6 HOUSTON, Jan. (The Man) Trippi, 180-pound.

of football perfection from Pittson, electrified a near capacity crowd of 27,000 Oil Bowl fans acre today as he led his Georgia Bulldogs to a 20 to 6 victory over the Golden Hurricane of Tulsa university. Kept'away from the goal.line for three quarters and with Georgia leading by a single point, 7-6, as the last 'stanza got under way, Trippi stunned the gallant Hurricanes with a perfectly exe" cutcd yard touchdown pass play to John Donaldson who took'the ball eight yards out and dashed across. Punt Return With seven minutes of play remaining in the game, Trippi grabbed a Tulsa punt on the Georgia 31-yard stripe, reversed his field und streaked down the south sideline for another touchdown. Three Tulsans got their hands on the Georgia Flyer but couldn't bring him clown, The Bulldogs excelled in every department of play, but the Hurricanes, playing their fifth straight bowl game made the 'going rough all the way. Charles "Rabbit" Smith, 155- pound wing back, put Georgia ahead in the first six minutes of play on a touchdown from the three-yard line after a drive of thirty-one yards.

George Jernigan kicked.the point from placement and it appeared the Bulldogs had things pretty much their own way until Tulsa recovered a fumble in the second round and Fullback Camp Wilson crashed over from 2-feet out. Hardy Brown, the game's star punter, missed from placement and Tulsa's scoring was ended. Jernigan kicked both the Georgia charity points. Georgia Gets Jump Playing in cool clear weather, Georgia got the jump on the Hurricanes and were in serious trouble only once, when'their own miscue set up Tulsa's touchdown. Dan Edwards, Georgia end, returned opening kickoff 20 yards, Donaldson skimmed right end to the Bulldog's 46 and Trippi picked up 2-yards in two plays, The threat ended on Tulsa's 18 when Donaldson fumbled and Tackle Forrest Grigg, a 290-pound- cr recovered for tho Hurricanes.

Tulsa couldn't gain however, and when Brown's punt went out on tho Hurricanes' 31-yard stripe. Georgia hammered for the first touchdown, Trippi got six yards, then Smith moved to the four on three plays and Trippi plunged a foot short of a score. Rauch lost throe yards at center, but on the next play Smith went over and Jernigan converted, Fumble Helps Tulsa Brown's 51-yard quick-kick that rolled the Georgia goal set the stage for a fumble by the Bulldogs' John Hauch and the Tulsa touchdown. Rauch fumbled when he attempted a pass and Grigg covered for Tulsa on the thirteen, Wilson smashed in to the line three times and got a first down on the two, Brown carried to the two-foot mark from where Wilson drove across, A 61-yard run by Trippi in the second quarter, which followed a 71-yard punt by Brown that rolled dead on Georgia's line, was nullified by a clipping penalty. Trippi completed 5 of 15 pasties lit) yards and rushed the ball 12 times for 50 yards, Bob Hellinghauson, Tulsa center, WHS the game's top defensive star.

Time and again the 180-pound veteran nailed Georgia punt receivers in their tracks. Georgia led in first downs, 14 to 7,. in rushing 178 yards' to 69, and in passing, 110 to 79. IVBBOCtC MOKNtNG PAGE EIGHT, LUBBOCK, TEX. WEDNESDAY, JAN, 2, 1948 Alabama Rolls Over Trojan.

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Lane made its tally in the last few minutes of the game. Approximately 30,000 fans saw the game. Illinois Cagers Win Over Wisconsin Five MADISON, Jan. 1 The University of Illinois basketball team chalked up its first Big Ten victory in three startp by defeating Wisconsin, 38 to 31, tonight before 8,000 fans. After a first half in which the lead changed 11 times, the mini forged ahead and held a slight margin throughout virtually all o'f the second period.

Wisconsin was on top only briefly in the last stanza, holding a 30 to 29 edge. Coach Bud Foster's quintet went 10 minutes without a field goal in the second period, while Illinois, with a fast break and rebound game, showed a scoring drive which netted nine points within two minutes. The game was Wisconsin's first conference meeting of the season. 'About 1680 the terms Whig and Tory emerged as party names in England. WRESTLING TOP CARDS EVERY WEDNESDAY 8:30 P.

M. LUBBOCK HORSE and MULE ARENA On Flutnview Cut-Off Rltehlr Promoter PASADENA, an. 1 stars from Alabama passed, pounded and drfzzled Southern California's bulky Trojans to a 34 to 14. defeat today with. 93,000 fans in the Rose Bowl to watch the New Year's classic.

Striking swiftly, scoring the first time they laid hands on the ball, the maroon jersied swifties from the Old South outplayed and out maneuvered their Western rivals throughout most of the game. Alabama All The Way It was an Alabama rout from the start. Coach Frank Thomas' boys, undefeated in their regular season, snatched a touchdown six minutes after the Trojans had received the opening kick-off, Two more touchdowns were posted on the score board in the second period as the beffled Trojans grabbed at the elusive Alabama backs, led by the sophomore sensation, Harry Gilmer of Birmingham. The Trojans simply couldn't stop those Alabamans who rolled up ten first downs to none in the first half. The count then was 20-0.

They came back for a third period yardage march to chalk up their fourth touchdown. Fans Get Bored When Crimson Tide rolled to their fifth touchdown early in tha fourth period, spectators began moving for the exits. The 31st.an- nual Rose Bowl classic had become so one-sided it had reached the stage of to 0, The Trojans saved themselves from complete humiliation, however, as the minutes ticked off in the closing quarter, Twice in quick succession they crossed the Alabama goal. Jack Grenne, Alabama right guard from Steubenville, Ohio, paved the way for the initial score. Trojan Halfback Bobby Morris fumbled on his own 17 yard line.

Greene was in there to snag the ovai, Quarterback Henry Self went over from the one foot line on a quarterback sneak, Self, incidentally, scored the first and last Alabama touch- downH. In the last period ho caught a pass from Gilmer and ran 14 yards, Gilmer Is Standout In between, rubber legged Gilmer, the standout of the game, broke through the line for one yard, the final effort of an Alabama thrust of 88 yards. That was in the second period. A few minutes later, the Alabamans scorched 45 yards, Right Half Lowell Tew, his broken jaw protected -by a leather device, plunged across from the two yard marker, The Trojans helped further in their own defeat just after the third period opened. Quarterback Joe Bowman fumbled, Left Guard John Wozniak recovered for Alabama on the 39.

The visitors went into high gear from there. Hodges, fullback from Hueytown, went through the Trojan line for the last two feet. Gilmer's pass Quarterback Self completed the Alabama scoring ar1y in the fourth quarter, First Trojan Loss The desperate Trojans, losing their first Rosa Bowl game in nine appearances, saved "face in the closing moments. Jay 320 pound tackle recovered an Alabama on the lattqr's 25. Quarterback Verl Lilleywhite, who alternated in that position with Bowman, faded back for a pass.

The ball floated over the goal line, Alabama's placekicking sub quarterback, Hugh Morrow, batted at the ball, It, deflected into the hands of Trojan left-end Harry Adelman. The second Southern California touchdown resulted when Myron Doornbos, sub tackle, blocked a punt of Gordon Pcttus, 18 year old freshman subbing for the great Gilmer at left half. Tropan Substitute End Charles Clark scooped up ijhe ball and ran ten yards. Bowman placekkked one of. the Trojan punt conversions and Lillywhite toed the other one, Drake Rally Ekes By Fresno State, 13-12 FRESNO, Jan, 1 (fP) Drake university of Des Moines, caiyie from behind today to eke put a 13-12 win over Fresno State in this central California city's first Raisin Bowl football game before 10,000 fans, Trailing 6-12 with seven minutes to go, Ralph Gruben, All Missouri Valley guard, intercepted Fullback Mel.

Gustafson's second dawn pass on Fresno's 30-yard line and returned to the Fresno 34. Then Halfback Jack Coupe hurled pass to End Charles, McDowell who took the ball on the one-yard line in the corner of the field and fought his way over. Substitute Jim Baer's place-kick supplied the winning point. Drake scored in the first period after a recovered fumble on the Fresno 23. Quarterback Ernie Hobza threw a 17-yard pass to McDowell, then Fullback Wallace Rooker dived 1 through center on a delayed lateral to score.

Fresno' marched 77 yards to score in the second quarter. Gustafson pitched a pass to Lou Papac who ramed 55 yards to the Drake 35. Half Jack Kelley cut through East-West Play To 1-1 Deadlock SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 1. (A Eastern and Western college All Stars played to a 7 to 7 tie in a pageantry and passing the 21st annual Shrine game, today at' Kezar stadnum before 60,000 fans. The Eastern stars, sparked by Cornell's Al Dekdebrun and Penn's Bob Evans, hammered hard to break the tie in the final quarter.

They were stopped by a West goal line defense on the three-yard line. Tom Hughes, Purdue tackle, was called in the game at this point to attempt a place kick for the East from the 18 yard line, It failed by inches as the East supporters groaned. The West made it's touchdown 7 and conversion on a pass play in the second quarter. The East tied up the game in the third Otherwise the contest was fairly even. The West's touchdown was scored after Roger Robinson, Syracuse back, punted from behind his own goal, line, It was a weak effort which went out of bounds on the ten yard line.

Doak Walker of Southern Methodist passed to Bob Goode of Texas A. M. in the end zone Jake Leicht of Oregon kicked the extra point, Dekdebrun, the Cornell star, playing quarterback for the East, tied up the game by a 42 yard touchdown run behind splendid interference Hughes, whose toe later failed in the field goal try that would have meant victory, booted the ball between the uprights from placement. Temple Owls Upset Kentucky Cage Five Temple university's unpredictable basketball team shattered Kentucky's seven-game winning streak 53-45 tonight in a major court upset before a crowd of 9,000 at a holiday Convention Hall doubleheader. The Owls rebounded from last week's upset loss to Tennessee with a sharpshooting performance which chopped Kentucky from the nation's rapidly dwindling unbeaten basketball ranks, Wyoming university's Cowboys romped to 55-32 victory over outclassed St.

Joseph's of Philadelphia in the opener to run their winning skein to nine. Temple's victory in a fast aggressive battle proved true Kentucky Coach Adolph Rupp's forecast that no major basketball team can go through a stiff schedule least as far as Kentucky is concerned, Rupp had cited Templo and Notre Dame HS Kentucky's toughest opponents. The lead see-sawed back arid forth in the first half with Temple finally taking the lead in the last two minutes on a foul throw by Bill Budd and a field goal by Jerry Rullo to give the Owls a 19-16 halftime Kentucky bounced back and the teams battled on even terms until midway in the final period when pairs of field goals by Eddie Lerner and Dave Fox enabled Temple to stretch its 30-28 lead to 38-28. Speedy Ralph Beard was the big man in Kentucky's attack, setting up a. flock, of scores although teammate' Jack Parkinson captured scoring, honors with 14 points, Rullo was Temple's high scorer with 13 tallies.

Gay Town Runs First In New Year Handicap NEW ORLEANS, Jan, 1 Gay Town made a spectacular closing rush at the Fair Grounds to win the $2,000 added New Year's handicap, Gay Town ran the six furlong feature of a morning program in 1:19 and paid $7.40 for $2, in rewarding the Southern stable $1,355. Snnd Storm came.in second, a length behind the winner and Triton was third the same distance behind Sand. Storm. The program was held in the morning in order not to conflict with the Sugar Bowl football game and attracted a crowd of about 10,000. NO PLATTER CLUTTERING Cooks were forbidden by law to serve more than six different kinds of! meat on the same platter in France in 1629 to curtail extravagant displays common at dinners in those days.

center on a double reverse and skipped through the secondary to score standing up, Papac produced the next scoring chance for Fresno, returning a punt 44 yards to the Drake one-foot line, where he was brushed out of Jelt bounds, punched through left guard to score. HOME INSULATION THIS WEEKS' SPECIAL" KEMSUL INSULATING WOOL 5 Vie SQ. FT. PAUL GRAHAM CO. BUILDERS SUPPLY 1205 13th St.

Dial 6608 Westerner Five Defeats Slaton Lubbock's Westerners opened 1946's athletic picture with a victory, winning for the second time in a row over the Slaton Tigers New Year's night at Westerner gym, 38 to 20. It was the last tuneup session for Coach Marlin "Shorty" Hayhurst's lads, who will open the conference race in the south half of District 1-AA here Friday night with the sharp shooting Plan- view Bulldogs, Play Twin Bill Friday night's program will also be a double header, playing both' an A and game with the Bulldogs, starting at 7 o'clock. The Westerners made it a clean sweep over the Tigers last night, the Westerner romping to a 41 to 14 win in the curtain raiser. Bob Schmidt paced the Westerner team with ten points, all of them in the last half drive. Sikes paced the visitors with eight points, Turntr Sets Pace In the feature game of the card, it was Vcrdell Turner, rangy veteran center of the Westerners, who sparked the Lubbock attack.

He found the range on the basket for. five field goals, and sank three out of eight free losses for 13 points. Jimmy Clark chipped in with eight points, and Charles Presley added six more to help along the Westerner cause, Elder sparked the Slaton attack, getting seven points, while the rest of the scoring was divided between four other boys, Sikes getting back into action to get second honors with four points. The Westerners built up a 13 to 5 lead in the first quarter, and moved on to a 25 to 8 advantage at the halftime, The Westerners moved into the home stretch with a 31 to 12 advantage. Tiiibhock CK ft tg tl in Clark 408 Crawford 000 Thrush 135 Turner 5 13 000 Presley 6 Boss Roberts 1 1 3 1 1 3 Elder 237 Gentry 000 Husky 1 1 3 Reynolds 000 2 0 Wull 1 2 Sikes Alderson 000 Pindlcy 2 0 4, To.tals 18 8 7 20 Snow Bowl Battle Is Scoreless Deadlock ST.

PAUL, 1 In snow a foot deep and with the pigskin stuck in the snowdrifts several times during play, St. Paul's first annual gridiron Snow In scoreless tie tocluy. The temperature stood ncnr aero. They weren't highly polished college teams but tho several thousand spectators who stood in some drifts three feet deep at the Highland stadium cheered just as vociferously, The game was between the Golden Oilers, sponsored by a filling station proprietor, and the Purple Vitamins, backed by a druggist. Players were high school gridders assembled 'from the neighborhood.

The gridiron stalwarts donned heavy mittens to.keep their hands from freezing and wore high boots. In between halves, they drank hot coffee around a stove installed to keep them warm, Disposition of a snow shovel that Mayor John J. McDonough intended to award to the winners presented a problem with the scoreless tie so the sponsors, Leo Ladouceur and Jerry Doran, got together with the mayor, Umpire Bob (Moose) Carter, former Mnc- Al.OHl.cr college grid stnr, mid decided to hung the shovel on rope stretched between the drugstore and filling station, on opposite corners. The queen of the Snow Bowl, Barbara Desmidt, was brought to the stadium in a bobsled drawn by a Shetland pony. Red ink and heavy paper cardboard were used for the gridiron markings, and the field was marked off with 30 gallons of red ink.

Wake Forest Strikes From Behind To Win JACKSONVILLE, Jan, 1 heavy Wake B'orest team came from behind in the last half to overcome a light but battling University of South Carolina eleven, 26-14, in the first Gator Bowl game today. An estimated 12,000 saw the contest. Wake Forest's Deacons, trailing 7-6 at the half, smashed away at the Gamecock line for three touchdowns in the last half to win a play-o'ff of a 13-13 Thanksgiving day deadlock. The scrappy Gamecocks never gave up the battle, scoring in the last seconds of the game on a 00-yard pass interception by Dutch Brembs. It was the outstanding run of the day.

on obligation to yourself to arrange your estate in such a way that your heirs will face the lightest possible tax burden, LET ME SHOW YOU A LIFE INSURANCE PLAN THAT WILL HELP YOU CONSERVE THAT ESTATI LONNIE LANGSTON, CLU BOO Lubbock Bulltllnr I.ubbock, Texnx Representing Southwestern life Insurance Co. Oklahoma Aggies Defeat St Mary's Gaels, 33 To 13 Miami Lucks By Holy Cross Club MIAMI, Jan. 1 The Cinderella University of Miami football team won a fairy godmother victory, 33-6, over Holy Cross in the Orange Bowl today with an electrifying 89-yard run on an intercepted pass in the last second df the game. Substitute Al Hudson, former high school athlete, reached high to sung a forward pass by Holy Cross" Eugene De Filippo and was off like a bolt of lightning toward the goal line. Amazed, the record throng of 38,000 hardly knew what was happening until Hudson raced across to score, Until that moment, it seemed apparent to all that the score would end in a 6-0 tie.

Both sides had fought grimly, doggedly, with each looking for an opening, Then the fairy godmother wavod her wand, figuratively, at least, and Hudson was off like a gazelle, The magic touch was that the ball fell into the hands of the fleetest man on the Miami team. Hudson was Florida state sprint champion in high school. The first period showed no fireworks and few drives. The second sparkled with two touchdowns, one by each team. Miami gained its six points by a dash around right end by Joe Krull.

Ghaut's kick was low, Big Stanley Koslowski, the Crusaders' ailing star, snapped a dynamite pass to Walter Brennon to score for Holy Cross. Koslowski's kick was wide, and the 6-0 tie remained on the tally boards, Sports Writers Hit Blow At Award Rule DALLAS, Jan. 1 Texas Sports Writers Association thinks something should be done about tho Intcrscholastic League, rule limiting the amount school may pny for awards to athletic lettermen. Under the present rule the limit is $7.50 year except for seniors. Members of the association, meeting here today, expressed the opinion that this was not enough to reward boy for his efforts in athletics and a committee was named to confer with the Interscholastic League regarding a raise in the amount, The association, holding its winter session, was entertained by the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association at a breakfast at which Jordan Own by, Cotton.

Bow Ipresidcnt, expressed appreciation to the sports writers for their support of the Dallas football classic, Dun Rogers, chairman of the board; James H. Stewart, director general, and Felix McKnight, director, of the Cotton Bowl association, also made brief talks. Flem R. Hall of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram was elected 1946 President, Bruce Layer of Houston vice-president and Harold V. Ratliff ot tho Associated Press was re-elected secretary-trensurer, Directors elected were Fred Maly, San Antonio News and Express; Jinx Tucker, Waco News-Tribune; George White, Dallas News; Hal Sayles, Abilene Reporter-News, and Bill Lee, Corpus Christ! Caller-Times.

The association closed the year with 48 members. The All-State selection board met and picked the 1945 all-schoolboy football team which will be announced Sunday. Clark Field Eleven Wins In Bamboo Bowl MANILA, Jan. 1 Clark Field Acpacs scored a 14 to 12 football victory over Leyte Base before 40,000 servicemen in the "Bamboo Bowl" game at Rizal stadium today to win the Philippine Olympic championship. The Acpacs thus earned the right to represent the Army forces of the Western Pacific in the Pacific Olympics Jan.

14. NEW ORLEANS, Jan, 1 The Cosvboys of Oklahoma A. and were too big and strong for the Gaels of St. Mary's and won the 12th annual Sugar Bowl game, 33 to 13, after one of the most spectacular displays of wide-open football ever seen here, All-American Halfbacks Bob Fenimore of and and Her- man.AVedemeyer of St, Mary's lived up to their advance billing and staged a duel that thoroughly satisfied the estimated 75,000 largest crowd ever 'to sect a football game in the South. Fenimore Has Edge Fenimore had an edge in rushing gaining 130 yards on 25 trips to Wedcmoyer's 29 yards on seven tries.

But little Herman had an ad-, vantage in the air, completing nine passes in 18 attempts for 155 yards. Fenimore hit with only four out of 11, for 76 yards. Fenimore definitely had more help in the duel, especially from a big line that opened many holes in the Gael, defense and made running plays by St. Mary's virtually impossible. Spike Cordeiro, the little Gael halfback who ran through Far Western opposition like a nervous gnat, apparently had not recovered from a recent attack of influenza and never could get away for a run of any length.

Gaels Score First St. Mary's scored first on a sensational Wedemeyer pass after six minutes of play. Fenimore ran and passed the Aggies right back to a touchdown, and the Oklahomans were never headed thereafter. Early in the second period Fenimore took a double lateral to the one and then went over through a hole at right tackle. St.

Mary's brought the Aggie kickoff back to score, Late in the third Fenimore's 65- yard quick kick and a clipping penalty put St. Mary's deep in a hole, Fenimore took Wedemeycr's punt on the 50 and returned to the Gael's seven where Wedemeyer dropped him. Three line plays took the ball to the one-foot line and Fenimore barged over for a touchdown, Neill Armstrong, the Aggies' big- left end, blocked and recovered a Wedemeyer punt on the Gaels' 34 to set up the fourth Aggie touchdown late in the final period. Reynolds and Fenimore bulled it to tho one-yard line In six plays and Reynolds plunged It over, Tha Aggies scored aRoin on lust piny of the With tho bull on the 20-yard line Reynolds shot pass which a Gael back knocked into Bob Thomas' hands, and Thomas went across for tht touchdown. Nearly 400,000 See Thirteen Bowl Games NEW YORK, Jan.

1 A total of 397,000 persons turned out today for the 13 bowl football games from coast-to-coast. This is 80,000 more than the 317,000 who watched the eight. bowl contests in the United Stales a year ago, Today's results at a glance (attendance figures in parentheses): Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. 34, Southern California 14 Sugar Bowl at New Oklahoma Aggies 33, St. Mary's 13 Shrine Bowl at Sun Frnnclsco All-Stars 7, West All-Stars 7 tic Cotton Bowl nt 40.

Missouri Ti Orange Bowl at (Florida) 13, Holy Cross fl Oil Bowl at 20, Tulsn (5 Sun Bowl at El Mexico 34, Denver 24 'Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Forest 26, South Carolina 14 Raisin Bowl at Fresno, Drake 13, Fresno State 12 Vulcan Bowl at Birmingham, State 33, Texas College 6 Coconut Bowl at Miami Bethune-Cookman 32, Albany (On.) 0 Azalea Bowl at Orlando, Knoxville 18, Florida N. and I. 0 Flower Bowl at Jacksonville, Normal 19, Lane college 6 A baby chick, peeping in its shell before hatching, will be quiet at the hen's warning -cluck. NEW TRUCKS ARE ON THE WAY But not In sufficient numbers to take the place of many old trucks for some time to come. OLD TRUCKS Need constant to ketp them in condition that will insure profitable operation.

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