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I i Bkhmood Nesrs Leader. Frida jr. Dec. 14.1W5 SS 1 Snow, Odds Both Fall in 1 oh Rams Cleveland i i -i jTHIS COLUMN might he railed a Tale of. Turkeys; for; in it tell you two or three I tales about what happened recently to some feocml turltoy hunters, Every year Dick' Brown i and Dick Ode come down from Connecticut to hunt birds with Parks Duffey.

They usually stay, for wnni days and most off the hunting Is done up in Buckingham County, 1 Last week they canie down for their annual hunt. Monday! the three of them hunted down, near Kilmarnock and each got his limit of blucbills. following day they went up to Buckingham for birds The weather was with a cold drizzling rain falling, and Duffey knew that bird prospects were bad. While they were gathered: around a good hot stove in a country atom discussing what to do a countryman suggested to DUffey that it was a fine day for Now Duffiey is not a turkey hunter but he weas rather desperate and willing to try anything to give CLEVELAND, Dec. Jt-tH Snow and the pregame odd on the Cleveland Rams for their National Football League title playoff with the Washington Redskins Sunday have been falling fast a Forest I i -Six-point choices! of the odds ui Rams were, scant thrice-point favorites today for the championship clash before, an expected record-breaking cfowd of 55.000 in snowswept Lakgfront Stadium.

League Publicity Manager George trkklcr predicted that Sundays turnout of: fans would lash the circuits paid-attendance mark of 46.016 set last year when the Green Bay Packers toppled the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds. SMN FAXS'1 A flood of pregame ticket sales ill send game! receipts far above last year's reebrd of 514604.15, Strickler reported! adding that there were very good prospects of a crowd of fans! for the contest Advance sales of tickets already have 512L000, Lanky Jimi Benton, star pass-catcher. who Jed the league I In yardage gained on receptions, worked out with the Rams at the I 23j000 Fans Slaw Camp Lee In! 1 1 CAMP Dec. 14(t The Camp Lee Travellers football team attracted 123,000 fans for 11 games, figures released today revealed. The mark smashes the.

1944 Virginia attendance record of held by the Local officials believe the Leemen played before more service fans than any other Army Navy eleven in the nation.1, I 'Except for the New-, York' pro Giants contest which drew 22,000 fans in a Red Cross benefit game woods and got them up several times but never were fortunate enough to get a shot st one. All these tales of turkeys so excited me that Holmes Harrison and west up Tuesday to try our luck. We. hunted all through the woods and found nothing. Late that afternoon, wsever, as -we rode down the road.

Harrison spied two turkeys out in a field. We drove around the got out and hurriedly 1 loaded our' suns. I 1 The woods were cut oyer at one end of the 1 field 1 and there was. a at the Between us and the turkeys was a big field, a little row; of bushes and then the field In which the turkeys Were feeding. Since Harrison had a Magnum gun I held the dog and let him try to sneak up on them.

After)' what seemed ago he finally made it to the row of hushes. He thought the turkeys were just beyond but found to his disappointment they about 75 yards sway. He waited and waited while the turkeys would feed away' and then back towards him but they would not get Finally he shot. Apparently- he hit one but it got away, were two fine gobblers and they surely did' look big as! they sailed away from there. 1 1 Who would hellevo yoa could sneak tap -to within.

73 yards of 5hto turkeys la an Open field wouldn't, hut I saw It doss V. I 1. -i li Kilbourhe Starts Second Campaign At Petersburg High Boh Kilbourne! former Dnory and Henry star athlete; will start -his second season as hesd coach of basketball at Petersburg High with three lettetmen In Center Paul Webb, Forward Jimmy Smith, Guard Charles Willis and Forward Clarence Cowles. Webb, injured during the foot-, ball season, probably will not be available until late in the season. The Petersburg schedule follows: I January 4.

Camp Lea Riiutm. B. Benedictine, home; IA, st his guests some pleasure. The countryman (old Farjks to get in. his car rand Just ijkeep riding around find sooner lor later he would see some turkjeys out in a field- 1 f-i-i- if'! That sounded like a strange way to hunt turkeys but they knew itj was' hardly worthwhile going after birds so they decided to try It.

So they got lpd Taylor, kheir guide, and of ft hey went. 1 11 1 1 1 Theyjlrndo up and down (ho bark roads for hours and aot a turkey did they Just as they were about to give lap In disgust Duffey looked over In a small field aad therwero seven wild turkeys peeking along like I i i The hunters drove past: the leld to the edge of some woods. Xiffey, Brown and Cole went i mound through the wood and left Red ion the road. Red' was to give them time to get around to where ft was thought the. turkeys would enter the woods and then he was to flush the turkeys from the field.

i. Everything went according to schedule.1 The turkeys were flushed and all seven of them came Into the woods directly for Parks Duffey. He waited tin til they were almost directly ever him and then pulled on the trigger. happened. Duffey tried again with no success.

With the chance of a lifetime he ha been unable to get the safety off his gun and was unable to fire. i i I i i 1 i I The story has little happy ending; however. They followed the bark In the woods aad Parka heard Dick Rrowa shoot. lie 'culled to ak what he had shot at but Browu did net answer. Thea he shot agslu.

i After the sooond shot he hollered: Well, got him that tbne." Parks went ever aad found that 'he had killed a alee lS-poahff geh- bier. The next day was also bad so they decided to try their new turkey (nintlnc tecnnlue again. but they did not get a shot. They followed: the turkeys down Inithe STEVE VAN BUREN i At at Newark. N.i the Travellers played the remainder of their games at Nowak Field or service bases for the i entertainment of service personneL.t 1 Topping the home attendance was the seasons final game as 126; This game drew 13,000 fans and ia believed to be the largest Crowd to attend a sporting event in eamp history.

Following is the seasons schedule and attendance: 1 1 North Carolina, New York Giants. Camp Peary, Camp Detrick. Bain-bridge. Little CTeek, 10,000. First Army.

Cherry Point. 10.000; Bainbrldge. S3t.ssa.F Mid-Atlantic Crown Claimed by Camp Lee LEE- Dec. 14. -The brilliant Camp Lee Travellers football team, claimants of the mythical Middle Atlantic States service title; today rested on its laurels after completing the greatest foot-balLeeason ia post history.

Gridiron fans ranging from the lowliest private to the teams No. 1 rooter, Brigadier-General George A- Horkan, camp commander, havg been talking for the past ifew'days about the soldier eleven that 1 found. Itself in mid-season and rolled to five1 consecutive victories, wiping out two early losses to Bainbridge and Little CTeek. PRAISE FROM COACH But none was ilouder in their praise Coach i Ilooks Mylin, the little. Pennsylvania Dutchman whose outstanding coaching played a big role in the successful campaign.

The Leemen wound up with seven wins and four defeats. ball dub -had the hustle, pep and spirit of a college team, said- the ex-Bucknell and Lafayette mentor. They played a rough, tough game against little Greek, even with Joe Watt and Marty Martella out because of. Injuries. They played great ball and ITh mighty proud of them." While the-, season has ended, many of the Camp Lee players are counting the (days until they return home to resume interrupted college careers and once more play collegiate football.

Captain-elect Marty Martella plans to complete his final year of work at Penn State; He. has 'turned down Several lucrative! pro offers. RACK TO Joe Watt expects to return to Syracuse for his final year, as does Jim: Dewar, CBI vet wholl rejoin Bo; McMillans Indiana Big 10 champions. Dewar Is lefo eligible for two more seasons. Fullback Eddier Allen, completing oyer four yeaps of Army service; expects to, return to the University iff Pennsylvania next Fall.1 Hell probably resume his backfield duties with the Quakers.

Guard Larry Fdicettfis another Leemian who plans to continue his education at th University, of Mexico. He has one more year of play. Tackle Johnny Melius, all-National League selection for two seasons, i will play with the -San Francisco entry In the Amer newly organized All League next season. n- erican i Three New Jersey nee trades will; operate, next year. In addi-tkm to Garden State at Camden, they -are at Long Branch and Atlantic aty.

Jbe State anticipates 55.000,000 Income. Baugh Fails ToMake AP Teami Waterfietd' Bagarus, iff all Are Listed By Cl fir ROYAL A.P Kemfenturt gporlt Editor NEW YORK. 11 -Steve Van Buren, the terrific bell toterj 4 the Philadelphia Eagles, play lug wcond year fen the National League. i the only unanl-! tmusi. rhoice for the All-Pro teem! 4 today by Associated rri pnrtjil writen around the circuit.

Next to the former Louisiana Steto Mir came Cleveland! Bob Waterfleld; rookie of. the year. The passing. punting, scoring ace.i to did more than any other, player to put-the Rama, in the. championship playoffs, was only one vote away from, a perfect count Jim Denton, teammate of Walerfirid.

not. only led the great Don Hutson in yards gained by catching passes during he. league SnaSMtj but he topped the ace nd id rye of the All-Pro selectrea. i i I CfGinf IX ROW FOR IILTMON Of (purse the honor business is an old' story furliutsdn. This is 1 the eighth straight year the Green Bay stand-by has made the top while' cCating new records every lime he caught' a pass or crossed an enemy goal line.

iDon Is one of. four repeaters from the 1944 team. The. others re Al WisterL VlS-poiind Phils tackle: Matheson. Cleveland guard; and Reren.

j-V Besides Waterfleld and Benton, the other newcomers are ball car- rlers Slevf IbrgBrus. Washington Redskin freshman, and Bob West JfctreH" sophomore; tackle jank (Done, eight-year man with 5t! New York guard BUI iJladovlfh. with Detroit tor live years; end Charley Brock. Green cejitrr tor seven years. i TUBER FROM CLEVELAND 'i As far as 'team representation! goes, Cleveland placed.

three men! on thi All-Pro; team; Philadelphia and Green two: each; Washington and New YorR. one player apiece. 1 iM Benton and Hutson ran way head of all other ends In the vot- ing. with Frank Llehel. New York; Joe Aguirre, Washington, and Steve Pritko.

Cleveland, in In that order. I No other tackles came close to Wlitertfond Cope but Votes were mat foe Chester Bulger. Chicago Cardinals and Emil jUremovlcb, Detroit Matheson led all the guards for the third straight year. Radovich had to beat out Zip Hanna of Washington and Augie Lio of the Boston-iBrooklyn Yanks for the other spot. Pete Tinsley of Green Bay also was well liked by the selectors.

Mel Ilein of the Giants and Alex jVojriithowlet gave Brock quite for center honors but the big Green Bay pivot man won out hr one vote. There was never any doubt bout the backfield. Of course the sunrise was the failure of mmy Baugh and Sid Luckman get enough votes for the first am. I Baggrus ran way ahead of Bulat Warren 'of Pittsburgh ynade good showing as did FHtsch of Green Bay who lost the first fullback post to Westfall by one; vote. 'I All In all.

the 194S All-Pro team Is one! any coach would like to field. If hag speed, plenty of power ad wsfghL The line averages 217 and the backs 189. SReeflti VSctlJcleetau 1 EGG AO GbM flledal sa PROOF Mo la with our Famous Blended Whiskey, Choice Brandy, Rum, UL St Cmrl Graded Nal Selected Fresh Milk end Creom. BCQttS 2 6CIBSJ010U6H, lac 'Bohkasre 1, Maryland John Marshall: 11, Lynchburg. 12, st Portsmouth: 15.

Thomas off si-son, home: 16. Hopewell, haw: 3 at Maury; 30, at. Wood harry Forest. February 1. M.

C3irlatopherA home; A at Betted Irtlne: A at 8L Quia tophera: S. Poctamouth. home: 12. John Marshall, homo; Ik Maury, home: 18. at Thomas Joffarsoai 22, at Hopewell: 23.

at Lynchburg, FEATURE WINNERS Yesterdays feature wtnnersi At Gulfstream W. XL KfHy, 511.7a I At Fair Grounds, New Orleans Republican. 55-80. At Charles Town Isle de Pins; 611.80. At Bay Meadows K.

Rounder, 5221. 1 NEW TRACK John Jack" Kelly, president of the Atlantic City Ractirg Association, said last night that the newi track to be built near Atlantic City next year will have fireproof stables. 1 Michigan and Pennsylvento win resume their football rivalry next FolL RECAPPING SERVICE DIAL 2-S088 BOB WATERFIELD lt 'V t. jT a1' '-yj BOB WEHTFALL I- Beau Is Favored 1 NEW YORK. Dec.

14. LTV Beau Jack, one of boxing's biggest drqws, ownes back to Madison Square Garden a l-to-2 favorite to beat Willie Joyce over thy 10-round rout. Lured" by the1, return of the bouncing Beau, who served 16 months In the A troy, a crowd of more than 15,000 is fxpected to contribute to a gross gate' of close to 6100.000 at 612 tops. Joyce, a Gary.1 southpaw with an educated Jab that has put him In line for a lightweight title bout with 'NBA Champion Ike Williams, laia tough' hurdle for the Beau after his long layoff. However, the recent workouts of the former lightweight champion from Augpsta, Gs- has most of.

the Broadway bet ting fraternity that he has retained speecj punching ability'. His manager, Chick Wergelex. leXpecti the Beau- will weigh In around 140, 'a bit, heavier than hifllast fight at the in August. 1944. i v.

Although -his boy was upset by Allie Stolz ini his last (Garden appearance. Gross, i trainer and comanager of' Joyce; asserts that the odds are. Out of line.1 1 Weve got to! win this one. Lou said, And I think Willie has the stuff to do ftj Hell tip the scales around 137! his best fighting i Quick Profit On jSfatlionr, Turned Down. 'I By The Associated Press An Argentine syndicate that bought the English -stallion Bah ram last week torje reported 000.

turned down a chance to realize a quick profit of on a resale, BUenos Aires yesterday. i GULFSTREAM RACE Shiny Penny, star New Englanc will carry the silks of Sam (Garfield In tomorrows Okeechobee Handicap at Gulfstream Park Apprentice R. J. Martin has been engaged to ride the. veteran itf the 55,000 seven-furlong race.

Burgoo Maid, winner of one division of, the Inaugural proward Handicap; also is a certalijj starter, JEHSOP ARRIVES' 'Jockey Job Dean Jenson, who Joined the risers at Gulfstream Park Thursday and gained his 279th triumph fof the -season, will be in daily action fo the balance of the year in an effort to surpass' Jack Westropes nradem-da; record of SOl nrinners in a year. SECOND CALX- P. Dalee Watts had taken second call cm the riding services of Apprentice Frankie TTuschka for the remainder of the Gulfstream Park meet. First call continues with D. Lewis.

in Beach Miss- (521.30) in yesterday's first race, his twelfth winner since the meet opened 11 days ago. 1 i TAKE ADVANTAGE or tu Slab rs4 Gar MuM YOUR: CAR KUl Worth Maeh Xm Wfera Nava Com Coosa. Sou Gs Today Hlxhssfe Mta Pal Wa Baby ROBERTSON CHEVROLET Dial S-T444 WRNL Will Afr Skin-Ram Garne broadcast tte tiiampimuhip Na- tional Professional Fodtball League game Sunday afternoon between the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Rama lrt Cleveland's Municipal Stadium: The broadcast will 1:30 oclock. i 1 in wievr begbj at National Guard'Armor yefeterday, quelling rumors that nel would bei sidelined toff the titlej game. Benton, battery-mate of brilliant Bob Waterfleld.

was suffering from cold. i- A five-inch blanket of snqw, topping some 9.000 bales of! straw, was removed from the Stadium yesterday by a crew of 75 city workmen, but two Inches of flakes fell last nlghL 1 Another two-inch flurry was predicted for today by 'eJ United States Weather Bu- 4 1 RY FIELD i Regardless" Of the amount at cm that falls! the field trill be dry and sound for Sunday's game," Strickler City officials reported kickoff time" for a crew of workers loading the straw Into 30 trucks would be. midnight Saturday. Statistically speaking, the publication of. league yardage figures for the season was partially responsible for the betting gentrys sudden coolness toward that Rams.

The Redskins outgained the Clevelanders by a slim three yards during the season and Slingin Sammy Baugh -gave them! a 71-yard: margin In: net yards gained by passing. The Rams lediin net yards by rushing but the two squads were nearly deadlocked in most departments. 1 Rams Coach Adam Walsh, termed- the coach of the! year" by his former Notre Darnel team-' mate. League Commissioner Elmer Layden, said the-battering Rams -were confident that they could. skate, slide pr ski1 to vict.

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'J -i ProlTeam CeUega Alabama Michigan Texas Mines Nebraska Heathens CaL Hants Clara Arkansas uclaTT Loalalana State Notre Dame Michigan i' I Team Green Bay 7: Philadelphia Cleveland Green Bay Detroit New York Cleveland Cleveland Philadelphia Washington Detroit '1 I- 1 Black Hawks TojCanadiens 5, ITtoCuioelatC Pm The Chicago Black Hawks, aq cumulating goals at a rate whlcfti may catablish a National Hockey League record, poised a new threat to the Montreal Canadians today as the leadership race developed into a sense four-team combat Already possessed, of a blanket monopoly on the individual scoring standings, the Black Hawks padded poipt totals again last night by conquering the New York Rangers, -7-4. before 14.351 fans gt-IMadisah Square Garden. -Two-goa) performances by Max Bentley and Clint Smith spurred the Black Hawks to a triumph which (- moved them past the Detroit Red Wings Into second place, one point behind the leading iron treal. meanwhile, dropped a 4-3 verdict to the Toronto Maple Leafs the' crowded Montreal forum. That result left the first-four tpams an equal distance apart, with the Red Wings one point behind Chicago In third plate and the fourth-spot Boston Bruins I another point: behind Detroiti The Hawks trailed the Rangers! 3-2, aftef the first tied it UP.

4-4; entering the final and then applied; the crusher on scores by Bentley, Smith and Robert (Red) HamiL 4 victory lifted the Dtafs Into, fifth place, two points ahead pf. the Rangers, but still three gapes back of Boston. Maiify to Count I On 4 Lettefmen Coad Arthilr (Bud) Methany, New Ybrk Yankee outfielder, has the talent available for another strong (basketball team at Maury High Sjr Norfolk. Commodores won the Eastern District title last season, but were eliminated Iin the State Playoffr by Thmnas Jefferson. 40-32, in i ri 1 Holdover lettermen are Stanley Goodman, guard; Hillianl Friedman.

Walter Montague and Dick Myers, (forwards. Malays schedule: Holy Trinity, hone: Dma br Suffolk, home: It. Navy flv. horn. Jmuaty 4.

at Suffolk; 8, Oecana! home; If. at Newport Ntwi; 11 Holy Trinity. flhomai 15. at Portamouth; IK at Thomas Jefferson; IS. at John Marshall; 95.

Petersburg, home: Hsmptoa. home; 31. Grsnby. homo. Pebruanrl.

Thomas Jefferson, homo 3. John1 Marshall, home: A Newpoil News. 9. Alexandria, home: 13 at Hamnton: 15. at Petersburg: IS.

si Randolph-Msoon 32. Portsmouth home: 23, Holy Trinity, home. t. JUST RECEIVED SHIPMENT OF A POWER PACKS FOR FARM RADIOS ALL SIZES NEW TIRES PASSENGER AND TRUCK $1.95 ALL SIZES RECAPPED TIRES PASSENGER AND TRUCK 6 HOUR BELL TIRE CO. 1945 AII Wet IBS 1 Ead Don lint TacJde Al Wtatert SI 5 tlurd Riley Matkeeon S10 'Ceatciwdurley Brerk S10 Guard Bill Radovtoh Tackle Fraak Cope End Jlra Benton S06 Reels Bob Waterfleld 1t Rack Steven Van Boren SO 7 Back Steve Bagarna 171 Bark Bob Westfall 100 Skaters Plan Big Schedule In Basketball fl 1 (Richmond Negro Skaters, who will open their basketball schedule against Mecca A.

C. of Lynch brg. at 5 P. M. Sunday at Skate-land Arqna.

have booked three other contests for December com. petition, Business Ma.nager Qiauncev Harris announced to- 7rJ linie. engagement' with the fa nltxu New York Renaissance quint on December 26 Is the top feature and efforts will be made to- play the game on a large court probably the one at the Blues Ahnory. On "December 21 the Skaters will travel to Roanoke for their, first out-of-town battle, and. will engage Baltimore Mets De cember 23.

at Skateland Arena. The Mets are managed by Ben Taylor, expilot of the baseball Baltimore Black Sox. ij Newest! players added to the Skaters roster are Wilbur Clark, who formerly played for Lichtmana 'Bears In Washington, and Alton Warcham. all Cl AAA performer from Lincoln 'University: I The basketball goals Installed at Skateland were purchased recently from the Cavalier Arena, which Ventured Into the Indoor activity a few years aga Entertainment will be provided at intermission: by Organist Joseph Scott and Singer Earnest Chestnut! of Virginia Union, and Ted Coles, of Club Casa Blanca. There will be seating space for 1.000 fans at the Second Street court with special accommodations for white patrons.

Good Horses Enter West Coast Races 1 1 ARCADIA. Dee. 14. UPl Santa Claus hks come early to Santa Anita this year and left some of best four-legged things ever gathered in the West. Attracted by the record stakes total for a 55-day meeting starting December 29, racing stables have shipped west.

With eyes cocked chiefly on the two 5100.000 plus the Santa Anita Handicap and the Derby are such equine blue-bloods as: Elizabeth Arden Grahams Star 1 Pilot, Beaugay. War Jeep and War Date; Mra. Ed Mul-renans -First Fiddle, ninth-ranking all-time money winner; Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts Good Thing and Late City; Colonel C. V. Whitney's Jeep and Enfilade; La Favorita Farm's Post Graduate and Favorlto Brolite Farm's Challenge Me, and Louis B.

Mayers Thumbs Up. winner of the 1945 Anita 'Cap 1 John '(Honey) Russell li basketball coach at Manhattan College. In 12 years At Seton Hall 107 S. 1ELYIDERE ST. 45 QUART f.

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