The Durham Sun from Durham, North Carolina • 12

Iffiannlks IFfifidDii AmmaDim PAGE TWO-B THE DURHAM SUN THURSDAY DEC IBM Only Middies Shutout Duke Team This Year Clark Top Slugger With Longest Run Pats Punt And Kickoff Returns Davii High Scorer 4 Willie Hoppe Loses Match In Totirney NEW YORK (PH-Standteg the world ehampionahip threo-mi-htiw bOUard tourney bad strange look Willie Hoppe wasn't at the fop The 57-yeer-oid boy wonder" who bee held the title the last three years suffered hi third defeat since 1840 In championship pity lat night Ha bowed to Brooklyn' Arthur Rubio SB to in 41 inning Rubin In winning bis ft rat victory in the current event duplicated hia 1842 foot of bUn Hoppe Hoppe! other loea wee ta Welker Cochran of Sea Francisco fat 1041 With Hoppe out of the first piece deadlock the lead wu shared by Cochran Ralph Greenlaef of Detroit end Jay Baseman ef Vallejo Calif each with three win and no defeats Hoppe skidded Into a three-way tie for fourth The standings after four day ef the 19-day competition! Player 7 Ralph GrocnieeA DctfOU trM tor 32 yards Clark end Lewis will bear watching by Alabama in the Sugar BawL Clark averaged 64 yards every time be carried th ball while Lewis averaged a handsome 66 yards Ptoai SUUaUra Of Doha Player Far ms Balitsartn Ruatiiag: wmed SO net gout sa averaa 4 touchdowns total points Carver Ruohtn: timai earned 41 aet gam 111 everaee peaunc attempted 1 had Intercepted 1 roe lead IS yard earned JM punting kicked SS yardage 47 avenge touchdowns 4 total point BS Clerk Rush lag: time carried net gam SSI average SA pass-' Inf: attempted IB completed 10 hod tatereeptod net eels 1IT puntinx klckad yard 41 average ISA tauchdowma total potnU Davie Xuahlag time ear-(ltd 1S7 net gain 41 average S4 poaelng: attempted SI completed had Inteioepted A net gam 1SB received 4 yarde gained I punting: kicked JS yard 1JS0 average SC touehdexme foul paints Heggertf Rushing: tiroes earned net lain IS averag SA touchdowns 1 total points A gone Rushing: ttroos eerrtod A not gain A avert passing: ro-eoivod A yards gam 14 touchdown total points A ird Riuh Inf: ft net gem SA average 4 attempted 1A oompieted 4 am 17 punt- mr 7- Only Navy managed to whitewaah Coach Eddie Duke Blue Devils in nlno-gsm schedule this pest season final statistic on th Sugar Bowl-bound Dukester revealed today Puke applied the whitewash brush only North Carolina and Wake Forest while all the rest of th Blue Devil opponent managed at least one touchdown Gears Clerk first-year performer from Wilson was the No- 1 slugger by chalking up the longest punt return the longest run from scrimmage the longest kickoff return completing the longest forward peas and figuring in the longest forward-lateral posa play for a touchdown Tho speed merchant hauled back a Wake Forcet punt for 04 yards and a touchdown raced 68 yards on the first play of the ball game for score against Georglp Tacit relumed a Caroline Pre-Flight kickoff 72 yard threw a 34-yard pas to Jim LaRut against Richmond and collaborated with Fullback Tom Davis on 34-yard forward-lateral scoring Jaunt against Wako Forast Clark was second only to Davis In total points He rolled up 36 points to 48 for Davis who hall from Wilson Other briefs on tho Blue Devils: Gordon Carver brilliant wingbaek from Durham wee tho loading pass receiver with 13 catches citft Lewis who split duty at tailback with Clark bed the best rushing average of the regulars with cool IB yards per carry However Howard Reynolds substitute back rolled up 26 yard In two rushes for an Impressive 13-yard averag Center Ed Sharkey waa foe real ball hawk at Intercepting peases spearing three enemy aerials and turning one Into a touchdown against Wake Forest Fred Hardison husky tackle chalked up foe only safety scaring fey tho Blue Devils an season He got Ih two-pointer against Wake Forest Kennard tailback who transferred to Randolph-Ma-eon on Nov 1 had tha boat kicking average He booled am time Busk Pass Caetola (Carver) (Carver! HOMEWARD Leo brought down In WiKonsln and may be attributed to his survival gan and Wisconsin United Press 1 Giants And Eagles Dominate 1944 All-League Selection I' ft 11 ft si er tt 4r TROJAN Capt Jim Hardy who Is one of tho better T-formation pilots end who completed 62 per cent of attempted forward pawga this season will lead the Trojan of Southern Cal against Tennessee in the Rom Bowl game et Pasadena Jen 1 Williamson Gives Final -1944Ratings Army Best Eleven System Sets Mark For Predictions By PAUL WILLIAMS Th Williamson Scientific Football Rating and Predicting System cem up with another record et the end of the IBM regular football season That record waa the correct calling ahead of time of virtually nine out of 10 winners In all the football gameo-e foul of reported during the season from Intercollegiate interservic and collega-versus-servlca circle According to th weekly tally sheets which are certifiable the exact percentage of correctness was MB That beat th record of HA per cent right chalked up by tha same Williamson System last year Thus the Williamson System progressively broke its own and thd world' record in 1842 1B43 and IBM It may be observed that gaining decimal figures at such a lofty football predicting level Is analogous to knocking tenth eecond off tho time of tho 100-yard dash This record la presented her a eertifiably the all-time published football predicting record to date in any eomplets regular season It is pointed out that that goes for predicting on all gam a or on a limited number of leading one from week to week Actually the lower flight elevens were mare inconsistent this year than tho upper So It Is completely beside th point to retort as som have done that anybody can gain a better percentage by spoiling all the not to mention that more widespread information on th loading and teams than on say Whoals School of Hypnosis versus University of Pyramldica! Philosophy Furthermore around 10 per cent of the upsets against tho IBM Williamson prediction war In relatively doe contests by Williamson pro-gam ratings As to consistency of the gome reported there were only in whlrh a higher ranked team In the Williamson final post-game ratings of IBM lost respectively to a lower rated one Furthermore there were only 16 ties during ths whole season between corresponding teams not rated reasonably close together In the finals Certainly then the IBM season a whole waa not cockeyed Altogether there were only 16 ties consistent and Inconaiatent among the season's 1121 games or about 8 per cent of the whole bunch Incidentally that la the smallest percentage for ties alnro the early days of football lloi1 a broakitmm of th tallyi WILLIAMSON lS RBCOKD AUG SS-OSC Gam Whs Laaa It Prt 41 4 St Masson im aaa la ii as Consistency lia 1071 34 It it Ties wars one lnronstatbnt with pro-game Williamson ratine accept tiea in consistency Una ware ana Inmn-isiont with season's final post-aam rating Percentages figured without games taotudad scars previous Sunday and earlier straggler thfmishmit (he a mono Hera are th Vf college and 17 oervlc i rut iron Isadora of the 1(44 regular soaaan Th Unit ratings of moot the other 18 eallef and service team remain a in last full Wllllamsnn rating table Thus aside frum pmfeseuwal htah school prep and sandlnt loam at least lb squads whlptawed back and forth in HM4 American football BUST AY KRAUS ISSN Army MS (Ohio State MS Michigan SIS 4-Navy Ml puk Ml 5-AJotr Dam Ml Oklahoma ASM M0 Georgia Tech HI Rout hern California MS Tulsa MS tag: kicked 1 yard ft Kriosa blocking I eetvod yards 1A LeRue Ruftitag: times carried 1A net lata Tl average TA passing received yard gem St touchdown 1 total potato A Lewis Rushing: times carried BO net gain ISA average passing: sttamptad IS completed A had Intercepted not gain till touchdowns A total points 1A Boethor Pooslni: received A yarde gain touchdowns A eonver-elans attempted ST converstona eem-pletsd 1A total petal SO Reynolds inf Rushing gnu earrtod A net gain average IS touchdowns 1 total aetata A Sharkey Touchdowns 1 total points A Smith blocking Passing received A yarde gala St touchdowns total points A Spurs Jlushing: time BA net fain a vs rage recolved yard gain ivenkma sttamptad 1 completed oonverotans 1 total points Stephana blocking Rushing time carried A not Rain SA ST punting ktekad 1 yards S1 Minors Seek Voice In Naming Successor For judge Landis 1 1 I 4 Jf- ''sr ft I -1 I ft 1 I 133 -pound buck Part ot hi Joy Hunting cost 187 Uvea In MlcbU Sunday topped aU by placing four men on the first team while the Eagles were awarded two spota and Washington one Green Incomparable Don Hutson a first team AU-Pro end for the past seven straight seasons and New sophomore star halfback BIU Paschal were the only unanimous selections on a team which has a conglomeration of new faces elM feet Inrhea feel Inchat feat I Inches feat Inch fart 1 Inch Weigh Callasa 115 Rt Santa Clara -SOS Texas Mine MS Hardin Mimnwas III Or aeon Staid 111 Michigan 10 Alabama 100 San Sana Stale IS! Georgia 1M Marquette Georgia Tech first team tor th aecohd straight year Zimmerman was voted to poet after five yeera of trying bacauae he was the vital eog In the Eagles' touchdown machinery end wee standout at a paaaer punter field general and field goal artist throughout tho campaign1 Tha Una I veteran unit with an average of five years of professional experience par man The backfleld average 17 pounds with tho lino averaging 16 fur an over all mark of 08 Saeand team! Xnda! Gaari Jitn VmtoSi Tackles: Frank Kinard Brooklyn and Bufmd Ray Groan Bay Guard: Aanalinn XJn Bnrton and Oaoraa Earlah Chicago Halfback: Stevo van Huron Philadelphia and Frank Fllchnrk Washington Con lor I Chari Brack Groan Bay Quarterback: Bid Luckinann Chi' fullback John Grigs Card-PIIL llnnurahla mention- Kndo-Slcv Prilko Cleveland Larry CahrolU Phllailrlptila: Coiuii Mack Barry Chicago Tarklao- Haul Ifervtnvy Graon Bay Vie Bear Phlladolnhui Guardo-Marahall Bobnotl Card-Pill Chart- Avrdtatan New York Alax Wolciaehowiea Detroit Gary FamlxHotU Chleoao Wilbur Mnnre Waihtagtont Sammy flauah Waahingtnn Tod PHIoeh Oroon Bay Irv Comp Groan Bay Hobart Westfall Detroit foat tnehae feat I Inch fact inches (cat fact 1 Inch feat Trau tman Re-Eleetetl BUFFALO (dV-Georgc Trautman waa re-elected president of the American Association for a three-year term yeeterday HI two-year contract expiring Dec II 1643 waa torn up Dumas display home to Chicago only om hag signed Burleigh Grime former St Louis Cardinal pitching see end last user of tbs now illegal spit ball will return to the Cardinal organization ai manager ot the Rochester club of tho International League Grimes previously managed Toronto to the am circuit The meeting opened on on optimistic note as President Bramham of tho National Association of Professional Leaguea-g overning body ot the mad his report Two new minor leagues were formed and another which had mupendad operation after Pearl Harbor announced that it wu resuming tlvlty AU were class organizations and th new franchise were granted to the Carolina Leagua and the Quebec -Ontario League The North Caroline State League will resume making IS circuits certain of functioning in 1843 pharma only 10 operated this season Bramham in his report uid rery indication pointed to tha prospect that aU league active this peat season will be in operation in 1843 He said the 1844 season had baen highly successful pointing out that attendance had pectation (Carverl (Carver! (Carver) (Carvori (Carver! (Carver) (Carvor) Tarda Rataraed Pas taUreopdoMi Carver Clark Crowder Davia LaRue Lewis Shsrkoy Rpsara i pi a teo as a Stephans Ne (leaaoie a1 MMMII(ISM 1 4 By WALTER BYERS atted Preae Staff Cerrespondenl CHICAGO The East led by the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagle dominate the United Pres IBM All-Professional football team selected by 10 veteran sport writers who have covered National Football League throughout the IBM seaaou New York which play Washington for the Eastern Division title The first team: Flarsr Jm Tram Wash melon Maw York Cleveland fhlraso New York Asulrrs T-Frenk Cope Riley Matheacn Clyde Turner Len Younoe T-AI Wtstert PhUedelphla Doe Hutton Orren Bey Leroy Eimmerman Ptilladelpnia MB- Frank Mink wish Detroit Ward Cuff New York rB-BiU Faachal New York There are two absentees from tho lineup: Quarterback Sid Luck man of tha Bean and Quartar-halfback Sammy Baugh of Washington both AU-Pro members three previous years Th consensu was that the two passing stars had not played a sufficient number of gamce to win berths over players who had performed brilliantly throughout tho season Nest to Paschal and Hutson th moot popular choice was Slnkwlch who received nine vole fur a first tenrn spot because he waa the top all-around back in tha laagua and wss a work-horse aU season who never (lumped to a really bad performance Slnkwlch an AU-Amerl-can at Georgia only two year ago takes hi place among the stare In hie second year of pro football as does Paschal Paarhal who racently won the league'e ground-gaming championship for the second straight year ta a hard-hitting fast back who had only one yanr of freshman fontbaU at Georgia Tech beforo he Joined the Giant He received six votes for fullback and four for halfback while his tha hard-hitting Ward received ooa more vote for halfback than did the Stave Va Buren to nos hit way Into the Pitman rt easy eager Sac ortasaa kaay la Oeaaa FouSar Sr lirtaiea Tntlat Seay Sc Otutan Cleanser SYSTEM STORE 111 A Atatan Avene I I I In Jay Boiaman Vallejo Calif Walkar Cochran San Francisco I Wlllfe Hoop 1 New York 8 Jeha Fitzpatrick XjM AliffrlM 1 Jo Ctuutaaa Maxtae dtr 2 Jo FroeHa GtowrrvUla 2 Arthur Rubin Brooklyn 'aepajf Andrew Fanil Philadelphia KSSTUSff ja tnninn Chamaeo defsatod Marque B-A Rl 41 ftintniK Cochrandafoatad Froeita 40-44 It toning Rubin datoatod Beppa tt to 41 II 41 to to Graroieaf 'dafntad Fond 10-44 SS tantaig Great Lakes lineup Has Three Freshmen GREAT LAKES' HI (PV-Tresh-men in vanity athletic competition apparently are not limited to college Coach -Forrest Anderson of tbs Greet Lakwes basketball teeot ha discovered The lineup for two games this week-end include a trio of IS year old Navy Luka Majorki of Fort Wayne hid altar Budko who plajrod at Columbia last season and Mickey McGuire star ef Si John's of Brooklyn 1841 quintet Getting down to hard work to pay th doctor would cure some people ENJOY the CHEERY QOXFOETg ef Portable Coat-Iron Grates Various Sixes and Price $565 up BORDEN BRICK and TILE CO Phene F-171 $700 U' i By LEO FSTEBBEN United Free porta Editor BUFFALO 6l-Consld-erabl agitation for voice Hi naming the successor to the late Judge Kenesaw Lendls as high commissioner of baseball was expected today at the 43rd annual minor league baseball meeting lb Southern Association with approval at least iwo of th thro Double circuits Indicated that it would place the name of Chief Edgar Hoover before the mtoor league meeting and if proved would carry the matter to tho major league meeting in New York next week It was known that Hoover had som major leagua support Tho Philadelphia PhillieA in their annual board of directors meeting last week named the men as their choice although they took no action to present hia name to th major league meeting Most of activity how ever wu expected to be devoted to voting on a portion of the 12 amrnd mania to the major-minor (ague rule which have bean presented tor action The amendment expected to receive most attention wu that span' sored by the Pacific Coast League which demands additional protection from major leagua encroach mqpt on minor league territories after the war The Pacific Coet Leagua also has asked an Increase' in the drift price of Ddublo "Ar players from 67300 to IISjOOOl -Of th many farmer big league star bar seeking managerial posts Bad Weather Does Stop Randolph Field BAN ANTONIO UV-The mighty Randolph Field football teem ha been stopped et last Unbeaten end untied Randolph's S3 player coaches end executives planned to leave by air yesterday far Lot Angeles end a date with th Fourth Air Force They didn't though They ware (topped by advert weather New Scoring Record SOUTH BEND Ind BUb-Notra Dam smashed Its all -time basketball sewing record in th saai opener her lost night when romped over Kellogg Field of Betti Creek Mich 88-38 The Li ah established their pro vtau high score record in another season opener beck In IBM defeating Kalamaxoo 3L CL A Flying Start NEW YORK Madison Square Garden's doubleheader betketbaU season la off to a flying start Last night 16162 fan turned out to City College of New York defeat the ef Detroit 42 to 22 and New York University win over Rochester by SS to 38 in the Inaugural Ibis drink even sounds tTnlv of Richmond Pennsylvania Car Pro-Flight Navy Army Georgia Tech Wake Forari lliUv of AC Caroline latsini Opponents pawing ft penalty 1 Total SA Longest rune: By CMrf Lewie for yards against Richmond: 71 yards by Claik on a kickoff return aaainst Pre-Plight: yards by Ctarli for touch-against Weko Forest on punt yard by Devi on a running play to scare against Wake forast: yards by Clark for aeon against Georgia Tscn Longest forward pass: Clark to La-Rua for 4 yards against Richmond Longest latteral peas play: Clark to Davia for yards for son Wake forest Phantoms Tame Bragg Quint In 44-20 Tilt CHAPEL HILL (UIO-Th White Phantoms of tho University ef North Carolina today have a 44-20 victory over tho formerly undefeated Fort Bragg quintet to their credit after their first basketball game of th season In a preliminary fray th Carolina team took a 2-21 win over th Fort Bragg team Nelson Heads Field In Oakland Tourney OAKLAND Calif WKtfyron Nelson the nation's top money winner of th year wss favored over the field of 112 proa and amateurs today as the 72-hole Oakland open golf tournament got away with $7500 In war bonds waiting winner in final The Totudo Ohio links expert ranked the am to beat through ell major 1B44 tournament ca out of a slump to flalih well up in the Portland open two weeks ago and captured tha San Francisco open last week-end for the eecond year In succession Sgt Jim Farrier from Camp Robert who finished the San Francisco open only a stroke behind Nelson in a surprise showing will be watched closely The ex-pro at Elmhurst UL led Ih Sen Francisco tourney until the 68th hole strange how dog who belongs to somebody also never ha much sene CANAD Duke flrwt down: Rushing II tag 1A penally 1 Total 1 Opponents' first downs: Rushing SI Miami Links Give Edge To Clappers MIAMI FUl (JFV-Ttny slightly elevated green gave the dead-eye ehlppers an edge today as big field started out for the first round of tho fUMtOO Miami open golf tournament Tha Miami Springs course where the event was being played for the 2lt time le short only SJ10 yardA and relatively free of trap but Mi greens are a harard in themselves Considerably smaller than average they ere built a foot or two higher then the presenting an uncertain target for professionals and amateurs who have no difficulty driving within short iron rang on moat hole "Th man chipping and putting wall will win" all hands agreed Surprlfingly large th 12 to 1 odde Hated for Steve Werge attracted support for tho Miami Airlines radio operator who find on even-par 60 for 72 holes to win tint money last year A dally player ever tna Springs layout Warga has concentrated for the peat two weeks on long hours of work with 'his short Irons and putter Baugh And Filchork Can Sir! New Record CHICAGO On averag performance by Sammy Baugh and Frank Filchock In the eeaean final with New York on Sunday will give tha Washington Redskin a new major league paae-ing record official National Football League statistics revealed today In nine gomes th Redskins have completed ISO of 270 pass attempt for on astounding averag of 600 The present record set by the Redskins lust year la 347 Compiled on 139 rnmpletien In 254 attempt With only two games remauling there appeari to be little ebanev of IB44 coming near th last five championship race ss a producer of team season record Th Chicago Been set two new standards for penalties which pending audita now stand at 121 penalties for 1023 yards Thu marks the first Him a National League teem ha been set back more than 1000 yard These twe marks plus cm by Green Bay fur the least number of fumble In a season and Washington's passing undoubtedly will constitute th sum and total ef team record breaking Last year National League teams aet 10 record Former Pitcher Dies TORONTO Frank MacDonald former tefthanded pitcher for the Toronto Maple Louts ef the International League died yesterday mt a heart attack Fights Last Night STM Asserts Press RYTM -Joe SuRrk IM Ness York eutpemteg Julie Gsllum I HsrtSrre Cosie (i A) Pennlna IJS't Break! outpointed Young Tear 19 Newark is Parham it Ai IM Cbtcuc taufeksg cut IM Indianapolis George D-guhc 191s Mutneepeli knocked eut Bat-thug Onus ID Muxs Otr til GatiDGDQNfEAOll ABD-UJnATGDBQ BA7TGQV H30 Alabama IS Tennessee Will Piwost Tax Minn soots Oklahoma IT-Indiana 1-T Arkansas IT Mississippi Rial Purdue Tax A A Pim Illln Oatfxla sa-L Missouri Iowa Bute Tull -U MS Me 14 si a 04 an MT MT sl MS Ml sat a ess set 4 ss A MS ana 57 7 A (1 1 Clomson North Carolina Btat 4 SO SO Virginia Auburn Waohlnsfo Cat Rir anvirs trams Randolph field low Pr-FII(ht BsinhrMx Navy Cam Peary Norman Air ail Ml Mt sat MS Ml MS eeei4 S(4SII4lt sMSISlSI nee MS MS sitiistis 4 141(10 Wt Mt Carotins Pro-Flight March Field B-tnd Air roU Great I skis 16-Srd AAF Port Pfotvo Rl Toro Marine Ron Dltso Navy Rhoemakor Field IB-Rt Msry-o Pf Amarillo AAP Alameda Genrra Pre-Fllaht Melvillo PTB Maxwell Field Uneoln AAP Jarkaou AAR Daniel Field Earl Warren Jax NAS Keesler Field MB Ml Mt 4 HI Sit SI 7 HUM 71 It I S44t I Issilal 9 sienna Mt eiaiooenSes Ml 4lS4Mta Wl B7 Ml MR Ml Ml Mt IIXMIII oioeelo Clark Top Slueeer Ceorge Clark galloping tailback la the leading slugger on tho Duke team which plays Alabama In tha Sugar Bowl Clark scored on the longest play from arrimmage when be streaked 66 yards against Georgia Tech on the first play ef the ball gem while he ran beck the longest punt return for a touchdown aaainst Wake Foraat It wu good for P4 yards LUBRICATE AND WINTERIZE TOUR CAR OB TRI CK ONLY $100 tor (ha Isber rktrirs (Lekrtraeis pans ul isirlals sxtra) Lubrlrattaa Mchidse: Ali hixn emturt ceeaarttens emwaler and distributor arc I-crater and dutch Itakaae Heed htaera toctaA dean end fecks is (ear the felt (hark Air Hi rocop Battery water aeuura-ttoeu and rahfea Radiafar hoaa snti-frrvro hsatrr eanurctwna Fen beta windshield wiper Medea Lubnrsnt ro rear axle tranemw shw and ml la anstn Clran Dust seals and mat Inc Ceroplrto Ante I retta kriMrar fi ftimaal tokSas MR to ftvu ya kaf I toady aarotee to Mm roSened drfvtaf Stop to I 1st ua kelp yw paf fte rosrt aul al your aid beMty Mb A ICONOUY DATTIQY Cssdysro tadfrf i I utiiitt Barrinr A Cavd year' with fontora tMefommZw ALEXANDER TIRE DIVISION POOLE Manager MAIN STATION UPTOWN STORE Vela el Cripss 81 rfeane N-ltS Chapel HIU a Festec MILLER-HURST Inc Oppeeit City Hell Merri and Morgen Streut Pbene N-17S.